Linux Commands
User Management
- Add a user:
sudo adduser username
- Add multiple users:
sudo adduser username1 username2 username3
- Delete a user:
sudo deluser username
- Delete multiple users:
sudo deluser username1 username2
- Change a user's password:
sudo passwd username
- Change multiple users' passwords:
sudo passwd -e username1 username2
Group Management
- Add a group:
sudo addgroup groupname
- Add a user to a group:
sudo usermod -aG groupname username
- Add multiple users to a group:
sudo usermod -aG groupname username1 username2
- Remove users from a group:
sudo deluser username1 username2 -G groupname
- Grant sudo privileges:
sudo usermod -aG sudo username
Listing Users and Groups
- List all users:
sudo getent passwd
- List all groups:
sudo getent group
- List users in a specific group:
sudo getent passwd | grep groupname