Tux Tutorial 1:
Linux Users/Groups: Part 1
In any operating systems , to maintain security and proper user privileges and user application access within OS is very Important.
For every user you create, a home directory need to be provided for the user. By default for any user home dir is /home/user, for user tom “/home/tom” will be his home directory.
In any operating systems , to maintain security and proper user privileges and user application access within OS is very Important.
For every user you create, a home directory need to be provided for the user. By default for any user home dir is /home/user, for user tom “/home/tom” will be his home directory.
Here are some basic topics we deal with for user administation.
login as root into your system and create two users, “tom” and “nancy”.
susevm01:~ #useradd tom
BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
susevm01:~ #passwd tom
New password:BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Now do the same thing with user nancy.
The purpose of having a home dir is , As soon as the user log in to the system. He will be dropped into his home dir.
see the example below.
see the example below.
susekvm01:~ # ssh tom@susevm01
Password:Last login: Wed Jun 15 19:08:47 2016 from 192.168.0.120
Have a lot of fun…
tom@susevm01:~> pwd
/home/tom
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