CPU(8)

📦 version 1.4.3, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 cpu — user & group admin, but make it cute 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this is the manual page for cpu — and yes it's section 8 of the System Manager's Manual, so it's giving very much "admin tools only" energy. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

cpu — a tool for user and group administration 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

cpu [OPTIONS]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. one binary, some options, go off. ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So like, cpu is a tool for user administration, and the way it started out? it was initially based on FreeBSD's pw(8). iconic lineage, no cap. 👑

With this tool you can administer users and groups across several different backends — and the ones it currently includes are LDAP and flat files. multiple backends, one tool, main character energy fr fr. 🔥

If you want more info, the website is right here: http://cpu.sourceforge.net — go look at it bestie. and if you're feeling generous, please help improve the man page. it needs the love. 😭💖

💅 OPTIONS 💅

okay so here's the tea: there are two kinds of options — options for CPU itself, and options for CPU modules. and for CPU itself? there are literally only four. four options. that's the whole list. periodt. ✨

  • -C configfile, --config configfile — the configuration file that cpu is gonna use. the options inside this file are the ones used for the CPU modules, iykyk. 📁
  • -h, --help — display help for cpu. and here's the cute part: if you specify this in conjunction with the -m option, then the help for that particular module gets displayed instead. teamwork, baby. 🤝
  • -M method, --method=method — this is the method of administration. the current options are ldap or passwd — and heads up bestie, passwd is not yet working 🫠. this one can also be specified in the configuration file. 💜
  • -V, --version — display the version of the software. simple. clean. slay. ⭐

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

cpu.conf(5) cpu-ldap(8)

go read those too, they're part of the family 🫶

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Blake Matheny <bmatheny@purdue.edu> — the icon behind all of this 💖

The current version of this software is always available at http://cpu.sourceforge.net — bookmark it, bestie. 🔖

💀 BUGS 💀

Found a bug or a problem? 😭 pls don't suffer in silence, e-mail:

cpu-users@lists.sourceforge.net

we wanna know. fr fr. 📧

🎀 TODO 🎀

See the TODO file that accompanied the software 👀 — and please e-mail us with any additional suggestions! we're collecting ideas like they're stickers. 🌸✨

okay that's the whole page bestie, go forth and administer responsibly 💅

this cutie was brought to you by the System Manager's Manual and dated 17 February 2003 — yes, a vintage icon, we stan a classic 💖🦋✨

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