Se usa para gestionar información de cuentas de usuario en sistemas Linux a través de interfaces D-Bus.
$ dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.Accounts /org/freedesktop/Accounts org.freedesktop.Accounts.ListCachedUsers
$ dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.Accounts /org/freedesktop/Accounts/User$UID org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:"org.freedesktop.Accounts.User" string:"UserName"
$ dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.Accounts /org/freedesktop/Accounts/User$UID org.freedesktop.Accounts.User.SetIconFile string:"/imagen.jpg"
$ dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.Accounts /org/freedesktop/Accounts/User$UID org.freedesktop.Accounts.User.SetRealName string:"Nuevo_Nombre"