Some notes for easy user management on Linux

HowToManageUsersInLinux.md

How To Manage Users In Linux

Enable root account

sudo passwd

Disable root account

sudo passwd -l root

Add a new user

adduser <username>

Delete an old user

deluser <username>

Change username

usermod -l <username> <oldusername>

usermod -d /home/<username> -m <username>

Add user to usergroup (Debian)

sudo adduser <username> <usergroup>

Add user to usergroup (RedHat)

sudo usermod -a -G <usergroup> <username>

Special usergroups

• sudo
• vboxfs