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list all local users
cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd
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list users and their permissions
cat /etc/passwd
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list groups
cat /etc/groups
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add new user
sudo adduser new_username
sudo useradd new_username
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delete a user
sudo userdel username
To delete the home directory for the deleted user account:
sudo rm -r /home/username
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modify username
usermod -l new_username old_username
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change user password
sudo passwd username
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change user shell
sudo chsh username
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change user details
sudo chfn username
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add user to sudo group
adduser username sudo
usermod -aG sudo username
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list user groups and gid
id username
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WireGuard start/stop cmds
sudo wg-quick up reopen-garden
sudo wg-quick down reopen-garden
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WireGuard start on boot
sudo systemctl enable wg-quick@reopen-garden.service
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remove package
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove packagename
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list all packages
apt list --installed
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list occupied ports
sudo lsof -i -P -n | grep LISTEN
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