homectl

Create, remove, change or inspect home directories using the systemd-homed service.

• List user accounts and their associated home directories:

homectl list

• Create a user account and their associated home directory:

sudo homectl create {username}

• Remove a specific user and the associated home directory:

sudo homectl remove {username}

• Change the password for a specific user:

sudo homectl passwd {username}

• Run a shell or a command with access to a specific home directory:

sudo homectl with {username} -- {command} {command_arguments}

• Lock or unlock a specific home directory:

sudo homectl {lock|unlock} {username}

• Change the disk space assigned to a specific home directory to 100 GiB:

sudo homectl resize {username} {100G}

• Display help:

homectl --help

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