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Users and Groups

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useradd -m username creates a new user with a home directory. passwd username sets the password. usermod -aG groupname username adds to a group. userdel -r removes a user and their home directory entirely.

Managing Users

sudo useradd -m alice         # create user with home
sudo passwd alice             # set password
sudo userdel -r alice         # delete user
sudo usermod -aG sudo alice   # add to sudo group

groupadd developers
usermod -aG developers alice

id alice                      # show user info
who                           # who is logged in

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Users and Groups

Managing Users