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Managing user accounts in Ubuntu is pretty straightforward. Creating a new user also creates a new group with the same name if you do not specify anything else. User Management To create a user: useradd -m -s /bin/bash username The -m option indicates a user’s home directory should be created and -s specifies which shell … Read More “Ubuntu Topic 4 – Security/User/Group Management” »

Bash Shell Scripting Note: This is not an exhaustive description of Bash. It barely qualifies as introductory. The amount of information on the Bash shell is extensive. There is also an expectation that you have some basics of the command line. There is a wonderful, free bit of documentation in html and PDF form. The … Read More “Ubuntu Topic 3 – Bash Shell Scripting” »