Chapter 6 - User / Group Administration

Question 1

Which command opens the passwd file and locks it?

Answer 1

vipw

Question 2

Which command opens the group file and locks it?

Answer 2

vigr

Question 3

Which command changes the users shell?

Answer 3

chsh

Question 4

Which command can change a users GECOS entry?

Answer 4

chfn

Question 5

Which command changes the users password?

Answer 5

passwd

Question 6

How do you launch a GUI Control Panel to manage users from the cli?

Answer 6

yast2 users

Question 7

How would you move user brandons home directory to /home2/brandon/

Answer 7

usermod -d /home2/brandon

Question 8

What command would you use to rename julianne to julie and rename her home folder?

Answer 8

usermod -l julie -d /home/julie -m julianne