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Linux: User and Group Management

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Overview

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Learn how to administer and manage users, user accounts, user groups, permissions, privileges, and access-related settings in Linux.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know
1. Linux User Authentication
  • User and group overview
  • User account data file
  • User password data file
  • Group accounts and group password files
2. Account Policies
  • Convert to Shadow Suite
  • Increase password hash strength
  • Test passwords for strength
  • Change default password policies
  • Change global user account defaults
  • Individual user account settings
3. Manage Users and Passwords
  • Create and delete users
  • Modify users
  • Manage user passwords
  • Switch users
  • Elevate privileges using sudo
4. Manage Groups and Group Passwords
  • Manage groups
  • Elevate privileges by switching groups
  • Manage users and groups graphically
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Grant McWilliams

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