To change the full name and other information stored for a certain user, the chfn command will come in handy. This allows a system administrator to change the data with a simple command. In this example, I am changing the full name of a Linux user. root@darkstar:~# chfn -f "Jason…
Read MoreI recently created a new user with the adduser command. homer@deusexmachina:~/Documents$ sudo adduser jimkirk Adding user `jimkirk’ … Adding new group `jimkirk’ (1002) … Adding new user `jimkirk’ (1002) with group `jimkirk’ … Creating home directory `/home/jimkirk’ … Copying files from `/etc/skel’ … Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX…
Read MoreThe usermod command offers the Linux user the ability to edit user accounts or lock out a user as well as changing the users login shell. Here I am editing the comment about the user “hoshi”. adeptus-mechanicus ~ # usermod -c "New user" hoshiadeptus-mechanicus ~ # usermod -c "New user"…
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