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sudo cat /etc/passwd


- Displays the contents of the `/etc/passwd` file, which contains information about all the user accounts on the
system.
2. sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash [user]
- Adds a new user, creates a home directory for her (`-m`), and sets her default shell to `/bin/bash`.
3. sudo passwd [user]
- Sets or changes the password for the user.
4. sudo cat /etc/passwd | grep [user]
- Searches the `/etc/passwd` file for any line that contains `user` to confirm the user exists.
5. sudo usermod -d /home/[directory] [user]
- Changes the home directory of the user.
6. sudo userdel -r [user]
- Deletes the user and removes her home directory and files (`-r`).
7. sudo cat /etc/[group]
- Displays the contents of the `/etc/group` file, which shows all the system groups and their members.
8. sudo groupadd [group]
- Creates a new group
9. sudo usermod -aG [group] [user]
- Adds the user to a group without removing her from other groups (`-aG`).
10. sudo groupdel group
- Deletes the group from the system.
11. sudo mkdir /[directory]
- Creates a new directory
12. sudo touch /[directory]/[file]
- Creates an empty file inside the directory.
13. sudo chown [user]:[group] /[directory]/[file]
- Changes the ownership of the file to the user and the group.
14. sudo ls -l /[directory]/[file]
- Lists the file `labfile.txt` in a long format, showing its detailed information like permissions and ownership.
15. sudo chmod 754 /[directory]/[file]
- Changes the file permissions. With `754`, the owner can read, write, and execute the file, the group can read
and execute, and others can only read.

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