User & Group Management
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
| Intermediate
- 12 Videos | 45m 37s
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Controlling who can access your Linux system is something that most administrators must know how to do. Here you learn how to manage users and groups in Linux.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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describe how users and groups work and how they are connected
add, edit, modify, and delete a user using the Gnome User Manager application
change your password through the Gnome interface or from the shell
describe the components of the /etc/password file and the purpose of the /etc/shadow file
change any users password including the root user
add, delete, and edit a user from a shell including how to set the user properties, shell, and home directory -
modify user properties directly in the /etc/passwd file to fix user problems
apply user password ageing and other policies to user accounts
add, modify and delete groups
add a user to a group or groups
modify a users default group
add and edit users, groups and packages as well as configure user permissions on files
IN THIS COURSE
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1.Describe Users and Groups4m 11sUP NEXT
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2.Managing Users within Gnome2m 53s
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3.Changing your Password3m 2s
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4.Working with /etc/password and /etc/shadow3m 50s
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5.Resetting a Users Password4m 18s
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6.Managing Users from the Shell4m 5s
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7.Setting User properties in /etc/passwd2m 46s
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8.Using Password Policies3m 18s
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9.Managing Groups2m 29s
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10.Adding Users to Groups2m 52s
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11.Modifying a Users Default Group4m 50s
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12.Exercise: Add users, groups, and install Packages4m 4s
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