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Linux for System Administrators

You're reading from   Linux for System Administrators Navigate the complex landscape of the Linux OS and command line for effective administration

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803247946
Length 294 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Viorel Rudareanu Viorel Rudareanu
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Linux Basics
2. Chapter 1: Getting to Know Linux FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: The Shell and Its Commands 4. Chapter 3: The Linux Filesystem 5. Chapter 4: Processes and Process Control 6. Chapter 5: Hardware Discovery 7. Part 2: Configuring and Modifying Linux Systems
8. Chapter 6: Basic System Settings 9. Chapter 7: User and Group Management 10. Chapter 8: Software Installation and Package Repositories 11. Chapter 9: Network Configuration and Debugging 12. Chapter 10: Storage Management 13. Part 3: Linux as a Part of a Larger System
14. Chapter 11: Logging Configuration and Remote Logging 15. Chapter 12: Centralized Authentication 16. Chapter 13: High Availability 17. Chapter 14: Automation with Chef 18. Chapter 15: Security Guidelines and Best Practices 19. Index 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Overview of managing accounts/groups

As a multi-user operating system, Linux allows for multiple users to be logged in and work simultaneously on a single machine. Be aware that it is never a good idea to let users share login information for the same account. It is preferable to have as many accounts as users who require machine access.

Access to specific system resources, such as directories and files, may need to be shared by two or more users. We can achieve both goals using Linux’s user and group administration features.

General/normal users and root/superusers are the two categories of users in Linux systems.

One of the fundamental components of the Linux operating system is the management of user and group accounts. The custom rights of user and group accounts are maintained by each user logging in to the operating system using a different set of credentials. Adding new users requires specific permissions (superuser); the same holds true for other user or group...

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