---
name: "cpu"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cpu"
version: "1.4.3-15+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cpu"
---

# cpu(8)

A tool for user and group administration

## NAME

cpu - A tool for user and group administration

## SYNOPSIS

**cpu** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

CPU is a tool for user administration, that was initially based on FreeBSD's [pw(8)](/pw/8.md). This tool will allow you to administer users and groups on several different backends currently including LDAP and flat files. Please see the website http://cpu.sourceforge.net for more information, or help improve the man page.

## OPTIONS

There are two kinds of options; options for CPU and options for CPU modules. There are only four options for CPU, they are as follows:

- \-C *configfile*, --config *configfile*

  The configuration file to be used by CPU. The options in this file are used for CPU modules.

- \-h, --help

  Display help for CPU. If specified in conjunction with the -m option the help for that particular module is displayed.

- \-M *method*, --method=*method*

  This is the method of administration. Current options are ldap or passwd (passwd is not yet working). This can be specified in the configuration file.

- \-V, --version

  Display the version of the software.

## SEE ALSO

**[cpu.conf(5)](/cpu.conf/5.md) [cpu-ldap(8)](/cpu-ldap/8.md)**

## AUTHORS

Blake Matheny \<bmatheny@purdue.edu\>

The current version of this software is always available at *http://cpu.sourceforge.net*

## BUGS

To report a bug or problem, please e-mail:

cpu-users@lists.sourceforge.net

## TODO

See TODO file that accompanied software. Please e-mail us with any additional suggestions.