Linux - Users and Groups
Summary:
This course shows users how to create and manage user accounts and how to manage groups.
This lesson is part of our Linux online training series which contains 27 hours of self-paced courseware. Our web-based training provides 1 year of unlimited access.
Objectives:
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Describe the purpose of the root account
- Create and delete user accounts
- Manage user passwords
- Create, modify, and delete user groups
Outline:
- Using root
- Understanding the /etc/passwd File
- Managing User Passwords
- Creating Users by Editing /etc/passwd
- Creating Users with useradd
- Modifying Users with usermod
- Deleting Users
- Special User Accounts
- Understanding Groups
- Creating Groups
- Identifying Default Groups
- Modifying and Deleting Groups
- Understanding Systems Groups
- Working with Shadow Passwords
- Understanding User Startup Files
Applicability:
This course is for anyone who wants to get the most out of using Linux.
Prerequisites: None:
Technical Requirements:
- Internet connection
- Browser: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Chrome, Safari, Opera or any standards compliant browser.
- Authorware and Macromedia Flash player recommended but not required.
- JavaScript must be enabled.
Retake any or all of our computer training as often as you want. Our online tutorials allow you to learn anywhere, anytime from any computer with internet access. All courses allow for 1 year unlimited access (1 user), includes a variety of features and all courses qualify for Continuing Education Unit credit.
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