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Linux Terminal Commands
found in the /usr/sbin directory

Command

Description

adduser

Creates a new user

automount

Configures mount points for autofs

chpasswd

Updates password file in batch mode

chroot

Runs command with the root set to a new root

gpm

Mouse based cut and paste utility for virtual consoles

groupadd

Adds a new group

in.fingerd

Finger daemon

in.ftpd

FTP daemon

in.identd

ident daemon

in.telnetd

Telnet daemon

kudzu

Configures new hardware

pppd

PPP daemon

squid

HTTP caching server

tcpdump

TCP/IP diagnostics tool

vipw

Password file editor

zdump

Dumps timezone information