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- | ===== Adding Users ===== | + | ===== Adding Users - Debian ===== |
There are 2 ways to add a user: ''useradd'', and ''adduser''. With the first, you specify the username and all the settings on the command-line. The second walks you through the process, asking you all the necessary questions. | There are 2 ways to add a user: ''useradd'', and ''adduser''. With the first, you specify the username and all the settings on the command-line. The second walks you through the process, asking you all the necessary questions. | ||
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* Account majordomo is only defined on bud. | * Account majordomo is only defined on bud. | ||
- | ===== Groups ===== | + | ===== Groups - Debian ===== |
These groups seem to be important in Debian: | These groups seem to be important in Debian: | ||
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* "administrative" accounts, which are accounts used for SLUUG business, not individual use | * "administrative" accounts, which are accounts used for SLUUG business, not individual use | ||
- | ===== Adding Groups ===== | + | ===== Adding Groups - Debian ===== |
As with users, there are 2 ways to add a group: ''groupadd'', and ''addgroup''. | As with users, there are 2 ways to add a group: ''groupadd'', and ''addgroup''. | ||
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===== Adding a new user ===== | ===== Adding a new user ===== | ||
- | Coordinate account name, UID, GID, etc. with other systems as detailed [[#Adding Users|above in Adding Users]]. | + | Coordinate account name, UID, GID, etc. with other systems as detailed [[#adding_users - debian|above in Adding Users]]. |
Create the personal group if that is being used. For that, the GID is the same as the UID. | Create the personal group if that is being used. For that, the GID is the same as the UID. | ||
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passwd -s ACCOUNT_NAME | passwd -s ACCOUNT_NAME | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
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+ | ===== Other user maintenance ===== | ||
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+ | See the ''listusers'', ''usermod'', and ''userdel'' commands |