Linux: Users and Groups
Product Code: LPI105 Time: 3 Hour(s) CEUs: .30

Summary:

This course shows users how to create and manage user accounts and how to manage groups.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Describe the purpose of the root account
  • Create and delete user accounts
  • Manage user passwords
  • Create, modify, and delete user groups

Outline:

  • Using root
  • Understanding the /etc/passwd File
  • Managing User Passwords
  • Creating Users by Editing /etc/passwd
  • Creating Users with useradd
  • Modifying Users with usermod
  • Deleting Users
  • Special User Accounts
  • Understanding Groups
  • Creating Groups
  • Identifying Default Groups
  • Modifying and Deleting Groups
  • Understanding Systems Groups
  • Working with Shadow Passwords
  • Understanding User Startup Files

Features:

  • Exercises that allow users to practice the application
  • A file containing the text of the exercises
  • Activities that allow users to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment
  • A glossary
  • A Skill Assessment

Applicability:

This course is for anyone who is interested in learning the fundamentals of the Linux operating system.

Prerequisites:

Linux: Partitions and the Boot ProcessLinux: File ManagementLinux: GNU and Linux CommandsLinux: File System Maintenance

Technical Requirements:

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP. Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. Authorware and Macromedia Flash player recommended but not required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

Copyright Information:

  • Linux® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

Terms of Use:

None

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