Shell accounts

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Contents

  1. Shell accounts
    1. Users
      1. Add a user
      2. Delete a user
    2. Groups
      1. Add a group
      2. Delete a group
    3. Group memberships
      1. Add a user to a group
      2. Delete a user from a group

Users

Add a user

Use 'adduser', not useradd. 

sudo adduser reallycoolnewusername

Configured in /etc/adduser.conf.

Delete a user

Use 'deluser'. 

sudo deluser reallycoolnewusername

On Codd, a backup of the user's home directory will automatically be placed in /root/archived_homedirs/.

Configured in /etc/deluser.conf.

Groups

Add a group

sudo addgroup happyfunpeople

Delete a group

sudo delgroup happyfunpeople

Group memberships

Add a user to a group

sudo adduser reallycoolnewusername happyfunpeople

Delete a user from a group

sudo deluser reallycoolnewusername happyfunpeople

Techteam Wiki: ShellAccounts (last edited 2009-02-17 15:52:28 by localhost)