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It’s a basic thing to set a user password whenever you create an user account in Linux. Everybody uses passwd command followed by the user name passwd USERNAME to set …
Different ways to Update/Change users password in Linux Read More
Most of us use the id command, and some users filter the user information from the /etc/passwd file. If you are a beginner for Linux operating systems and want to …
6 Ways to check user information in Linux Read More
Everyone knows user information was residing in /etc/passwd file. It’s a text file that contains the essential information about each user.When we create a new user, the new user details …
3 Methods to list all the Users in Linux system Read More
When creating a user account with the default password, you will need to force the user’s to change their password on the next login. You should enable this if the …
How to Force Users to Change Password on Their Next Login on Linux Read More
Before delving into the 5 ways, let’s first understand some basics: Adding a user to an existing group is one of the typical tasks of a Linux administrator. A group …
How to list all groups a user is a member of Read More
Do you know, how to check user account created date on Linux system? If Yes, what are the ways to do. Are you getting succeed on this? If yes, how …
How to check user creation date on Linux Read More
Everything is possible in Linux. I have realized many times this, even today also we are going to discuss about such kind of topics. Say for example, If you want …
How a normal user can run commands as root in specific directory in Linux? Read More
Traditional Linux access permissions for files and directories consists of setting a combination of read, write, and execute permissions for the “owner”, “group”, and “others” of the file or directory. …
How to configure ACL (Access Control Lists) in Linux Read More
We all know sudo has an elevated access, that can perform most of the root action. So, we should not allow low end users to gain sudo stand for superuser …
How to allow a normal user or group to run commands as Root in Linux Read More
One of the routine task of administrators is to track Successful and Failed login attempts, to make sure there is no unwanted/illegal attempts on the environment. Administrators can also review …
How to track successful and failed login attempts in Linux Read More