Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field
March 24, 2026
After weeks of debate, code to record user age was finally merged into the Linux world's favorite system management daemon.
Pull request #40954 to the systemd project is titled "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records." It's a new function for the existing userdb service, which adds a field to hold the user's date of birth:
