It’s a replacement for UNIX users. Basically, instead of adding yourself to /etc/passwd, you create a file called /home/<username>.home. This file is an encrypted archive containing your home folder and a file called .identity that contains your group memberships and other user attributes.
The idea is that you can pick up your “home file” and plop it on any system with systemd-homed and it should work without further intervention. It also makes it incredibly easy to encrypt your home directory.
It’s a replacement for UNIX users. Basically, instead of adding yourself to
/etc/passwd, you create a file called/home/<username>.home. This file is an encrypted archive containing your home folder and a file called.identitythat contains your group memberships and other user attributes.The idea is that you can pick up your “home file” and plop it on any system with systemd-homed and it should work without further intervention. It also makes it incredibly easy to encrypt your home directory.