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Managing Users and Groups in SUSE Linux Enterprise with YaST

In this hands-on lab, we will be using the YaST tool to create and remove user accounts in SUSE Linux Enterprise. We will be customizing user settings as well as removing accounts.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

Dec 20, 2019

Challenge

Create the `admin_user` with the Password Indicated and Then Verify the Account Was Created Correctly
1. Create a user account named admin_user with the password P@ssw0rd. This user will need to have a home directory located at /home/admins:
```
sudo -i yast
```
2. Down arrow to Security and Users and hit Enter.
3. Down arrow to User and Group Administration.
4. Tab to Add then enter the user account name and password.
5. Use Shift+Tab to go to User Data and then right arrow to Details.
6. Tab down to set the home directory.
7. Tab to OK, and then again to OK, and then to Quit.
8. Confirm the home directory admins was created and is owned by admin_user:
```
ls -l /home 
```
9. Check to ensure the user account was created and has a login shell:
```
grep admin /etc/passwd
```
Challenge

Remove the `not_root` User and Their Home Directory
1. Open YaST:
```
sudo -i yast
```
2. Down arrow to Security and Users, and hit Enter.
3. Down arrow to User and Group Management.
4. Down arrow to the user not_root, and then tab to Delete.
5. Hit Enter and when prompted hit SPACE to put an X in the Delete Home Directory box.
6. Tab to Yes, and hit Enter.
7. Tab to OK, and then tab to Quit.
8. Verify the user was removed and the user's home directory was also removed:
```
grep not /etc/passwd

ls -l /home
```

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