homectl
Create, remove, change or inspect home directories using the systemd-homed service. More information: https://manned.org/homectl.
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List user accounts and their associated home directories:
homectl list
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Create a user account and their associated home directory:
sudo homectl create {{username}}
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Remove a specific user and the associated home directory:
sudo homectl remove {{username}}
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Change the password for a specific user:
sudo homectl passwd {{username}}
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Run a shell or a command with access to a specific home directory:
sudo homectl with {{username}} -- {{command}} {{command_arguments}}
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Lock or unlock a specific home directory:
sudo homectl {{lock|unlock}} {{username}}
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Change the disk space assigned to a specific home directory to 100 GiB:
sudo homectl resize {{username}} {{100G}}
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Display help:
homectl --help
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