How To Install shadow-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install shadow-utils.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. shadow-utils.x86_64 is Utilities for managing accounts and shadow password files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shadow-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `shadow-utils.x86_64`

The shadow-utils package includes the necessary programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, plus programs for managing user and group accounts. The pwconv command converts passwords to the shadow password format. The pwunconv command unconverts shadow passwords and generates a passwd file (a standard UNIX password file). The pwck command checks the integrity of password and shadow files. The lastlog command prints out the last login times for all users. The useradd, userdel, and usermod commands are used for managing user accounts. The groupadd, groupdel, and groupmod commands are used for managing group accounts.

We can use yum to install shadow-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install shadow-utils.x86_64.

Install shadow-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install shadow-utils.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install shadow-utils.x86_64

How To Uninstall shadow-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the shadow-utils.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove shadow-utils.x86_64

shadow-utils.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/default/useradd
/etc/login.defs
/usr/bin/chage
/usr/bin/gpasswd
/usr/bin/lastlog
/usr/bin/newgrp
/usr/bin/sg
/usr/sbin/adduser
/usr/sbin/chpasswd
/usr/sbin/groupadd
/usr/sbin/groupdel
/usr/sbin/groupmems
/usr/sbin/groupmod
/usr/sbin/grpck
/usr/sbin/grpconv
/usr/sbin/grpunconv
/usr/sbin/newusers
/usr/sbin/pwck
/usr/sbin/pwconv
/usr/sbin/pwunconv
/usr/sbin/useradd
/usr/sbin/userdel
/usr/sbin/usermod
/usr/sbin/vigr
/usr/sbin/vipw
/usr/share/doc/shadow-utils-4.1.5.1
/usr/share/doc/shadow-utils-4.1.5.1/HOWTO
/usr/share/doc/shadow-utils-4.1.5.1/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/shadow-utils-4.1.5.1/README
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/km/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/ne/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/tl/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/shadow.mo
/usr/share/man/cs/man1/gpasswd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/cs/man5/gshadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/cs/man5/shadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/cs/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/cs/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/cs/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/cs/man8/grpck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/cs/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/cs/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/da/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/da/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/da/man5/gshadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/da/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/da/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/da/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/chage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/gpasswd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man3/shadow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man5/gshadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man5/login.defs.5.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man5/shadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/adduser.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/chpasswd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/groupmems.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/grpck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/grpconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/grpunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/newusers.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/pwck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/pwconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/pwunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/useradd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/usermod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/chage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/gpasswd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man3/shadow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man5/gshadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man5/login.defs.5.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man5/shadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/adduser.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/chpasswd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/groupmems.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/grpck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/grpconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/grpunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/newusers.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/pwck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/pwconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/pwunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/useradd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/usermod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/hu/man1/gpasswd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/hu/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/hu/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/hu/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/id/man8/adduser.8.gz
/usr/share/man/id/man8/useradd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/chage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/gpasswd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man3/shadow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man5/gshadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man5/login.defs.5.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man5/shadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/adduser.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/chpasswd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/groupmems.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/grpck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/grpconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/grpunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/newusers.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/pwck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/pwconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/pwunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/useradd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/usermod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/chage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/gpasswd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man5/login.defs.5.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man5/shadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/adduser.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/chpasswd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/grpck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/grpconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/grpunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/newusers.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/pwck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/pwconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/pwunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/useradd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/usermod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ko/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ko/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/chage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/gpasswd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/shadow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/gshadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/login.defs.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/shadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/adduser.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/chpasswd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/groupmems.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/grpck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/grpconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/grpunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/newusers.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pwck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pwconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pwunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/useradd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/usermod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/chage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man3/shadow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man8/groupmems.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man8/grpck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man8/usermod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pt_BR/man1/gpasswd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pt_BR/man5/shadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/pt_BR/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pt_BR/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/pt_BR/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/chage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/gpasswd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man3/shadow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man5/gshadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man5/login.defs.5.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man5/shadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/adduser.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/chpasswd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/groupmems.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/grpck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/grpconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/grpunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/newusers.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/pwck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/pwconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/pwunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/useradd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/usermod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man1/chage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man3/shadow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man5/gshadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/groupmems.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/grpck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/pwck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/sv/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/tr/man1/chage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/tr/man5/shadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/tr/man8/adduser.8.gz
/usr/share/man/tr/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/tr/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/tr/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/tr/man8/useradd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/tr/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/tr/man8/usermod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/chage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/gpasswd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/sg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man3/shadow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man5/gshadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man5/login.defs.5.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man5/shadow.5.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/adduser.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/chpasswd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/groupmems.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/grpck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/grpconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/grpunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/lastlog.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/newusers.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/pwck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/pwconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/pwunconv.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/useradd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/usermod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/vigr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/vipw.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/newgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man8/adduser.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man8/chpasswd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man8/groupadd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man8/groupdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man8/groupmod.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man8/useradd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man8/userdel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man8/usermod.8.gz

References

shadow-utils.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shadow-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.