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12/2/24, 10:10 Users & Groups | Basic | Cheat sheet | Linux Command Library

LINUX COMMAND LIBRARY

BASICS TIPS COMMANDS

Users & Groups


Create group Grant sudo privileges to an
$ groupadd [name] existing user
$ addgroup [name] $ usermod -a -G sudo [user]
$ adduser [user] sudo

Delete group
$ groupdel [name]
User information
$ finger [user]

Rename group
$ groupmod - Add existing user to group
n [newGroupname] [oldGroupname] $ usermod -aG [groupName] [userName]
$ adduser [userName] [groupName]
Create user $ gpasswd -a [userName] [groupName]
$ useradd [name]
$ adduser [name] Add new user to group
$ useradd -G [group] [user]
Delete user
$ userdel [name] Remove user from group
$ deluser [name] $ gpasswd -d [user] [group]
$ deluser [user] [group]
Rename user
$ usermod - List all groups
l [newUsername] [oldUsername]
$ getent group
$ cat /etc/group
Set user password
$ passwd [name]

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List all users


$ getent passwd
$ cat /etc/passwd

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