Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- user [2025/01/18 08:24] – 1211112299
+++ user [2025/01/18 08:46] (current) – 1211112299
@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 **Note: Make sure to [[installation#Enabling root and superuser on Debian|enable root and superusers]] before you proceed to avoid any errors.**
+-----
 ===== How to create a user =====
 This section will show you how to create a user. We will be creating three users: **yourself, John Doe and Will Smith**.
+-----
   * **First User: Yourself**
@@ Line 72: / Line 73: @@
 {{:whatsapp_image_2025-01-11_at_23.37.20_98252dfd.jpg?nolink&600}}
+-----
 ===== How to delete user =====
 This section will show you how to delete users.
+-----
 . Type the following command to delete user.
@@ Line 101: / Line 104: @@
   * **Lock User Before Deleting**
-Locks the user's account before deletion to ensure no one logs in during the process.
+Locks the user's account to ensure no one logs in during the process before deletion.
+  passwd -l username
 -----
 ==== Flags for userdel command ====
@@ Line 107: / Line 112: @@
  {{:screenshot_2025-01-12_193134.png?nolink&600|}}
 -----
+You have learned how to create and delete users! Click this [[usermanagement|link]] to further know how to manage user accounts.
-====== User Management ======
-User management in Linux is a critical aspect of system administration. It involves creating, modifying, and managing user accounts and groups to ensure proper access control, system security, and resource allocation. Each user is assigned a unique identity, along with permissions and restrictions.
-  * **Change user password**
-  - login to any sudoer group user or root
-  - Use **//sudo passwd username//** to change user password
-  - Enter new password then you will be ask to retype you new password
-  - Password change
-  -
-{{:screenshot_2025-01-16_144702.png?400|}}
-  * **Manage Password aging and expiration**
-The **sudo chage** command is used in Linux to manage password aging and expiration policies for a user. It allows administrators to define and control how long a user's password remains valid, enforce password expiration, and specify warnings before password expiration.
-  - //**sudo chage [option] username**//
-  * **sudo chage -l username**
-Display the current password aging information
-{{:screenshot_2025-01-16_162659.png?400|}}
-  * **sudo chage -E  2025-12-31 username**
-Set the account expiration date. The account will be disabled after this date.
-To set account expiration to never use **sudo change -E -1 username**
-{{:date.png?400|}}
-  * **sudo chage -W 7 username**
-The user will receive a warning 7 days before the password expires.
-{{:date.png?400|}}