Manage Local, Users, and Groups

Question 1

What are the user account types in Linux?

Answer 1

Superuser, system users, and regular users.

Question 2

What can a user be apart of?

Answer 2

A primary group and might be a member of supplementary groups.

Question 3

What critical files contain user and group information?

Answer 3

/etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/shadow

Question 4

What is used to run commands as the superuser?

Answer 4

su and sudo

Question 5

What commands manage users?

Answer 5

useradd, usermod, and userdel

Question 6

What commands manage groups?

Answer 6

groupadd, groupmod, groupdel

Question 7

What command manages passwords for users?

Answer 7

passwd

Question 8

What command displays and configures password expiration settings for users?

Answer 8

chage