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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