Linux+ Security: Manage Local Users
In this lab you’ll gain hands-on experience in managing and configuring local user accounts in a Linux environment. Participants will learn essential commands and techniques for creating, modifying, and managing user accounts.
Terms and conditions apply.
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Get Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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List User Accounts
To start the lab, you will learn about the various commands that can be used to list user accounts in Linux.
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Manage New User Accounts
In this challenge, you will create new user accounts using both default and non-default settings. Additionally, you will modify the default setting of the user account.
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Modify and Delete User Accounts
You will create user and group accounts, as well as modify existing user accounts by adding primary and supplementary groups.
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Create a User with a Specific UID and GID
This is a short one, and you will quickly learn how to specify IDs when creating a user and a group.
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Manage User Password Expiration and Aging
To finish this lab, you will implement password aging policies for a user account using the chage command.
Provided environment for hands-on practice
We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.
Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
Did you know?
On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.
Recommended prerequisites
- Basic Linux commands knowledge.
- Knowledge of how to use vi is useful.
- Familiarity with concepts in the video course CompTIA Linux+: Security