homectl Command Examples

Create, remove, change or inspect home directories using the systemd-homed service. More information: https://manned.org/homectl.

• 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