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Users
        Background
        Requirements
        passwd file format
        Red Hat /etc/shadow file format
        /etc/group file format
        Adding users
        Removing users
        Disabling logins

Reading: Chapter 6, Adding New Users

Background

Requirements

passwd file format

geoff:iV4t9f5s7z0eU:500:500:Geoff Allen,ITB 2159,335-0446:/home/geoff:/bin/bash

Red Hat /etc/shadow file format

geoff:iV4t9f5s7z0eU:11031::180:14::18627:

/etc/group file format

class:x:501:geoff,class,root

Adding users

Removing users

Disabling logins


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