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Michael: /* chage */

2013-08-30T15:00:18Z

chage

Michael: /* Groupmod */

2013-08-30T14:55:18Z

Groupmod

Michael: Created page with "== Usermod == Once a user is created various setting may need to be updated or changed. This is done with the usermod command. usermod -e 2013-06-08 #chang..."

2013-08-30T14:53:27Z

Created page with "== Usermod == Once a user is created various setting may need to be updated or changed. This is done with the usermod command. <syntaxhighlight> usermod -e 2013-06-08 <username> #chang..."

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== Usermod ==

Once a user is created various setting may need to be updated or changed. This is done with the usermod command.

<syntaxhighlight>
usermod -e 2013-06-08 <username> #change the expiration date
usermod -G <group> <username> #add user to group
</syntaxhighlight>

{| class="wikitable"
| -aG <group>
| appends to exisiting group
|-
| -l <new username>
| set new username
|-
| -L
| Lock Password
|-
| -U
| Unlock Password
|}

== Groupmod ==

== chage ==

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	== chage ==		== chage ==
		+
		+	The chage (change age) command is used to modify the age information of a password.
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	\| -d <date>
		+	\| Set the last change date for the password
		+	\|-
		+	\| -E <date>
		+	\| assign an expiration date
		+	\|-
		+	\| -I <num>
		+	\| Locks account num days after password expiration
		+	\|-
		+	\| -l
		+	\| lists aging information
		+	\|-
		+	\| -m
		+	\| set minium days user must keep password
		+	\|-
		+	\| -M <num>
		+	\| set maximum number of days user can keep password
		+	\|-
		+	\| -W <num>
		+	\| specifies days before expiration that the user is warned.
		+	\|}

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:55, 30 August 2013
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	== Groupmod ==		== Groupmod ==
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		+	The groupmod command only as two practical uses: change the group ID or change the group name.
		+
		+	<syntaxhighlight>
		+	groupmod -g <newid> <groupname>
		+	groupmod <oldname> <newname> #chnage the grouop name
		+	</syntaxhighlight>

	== chage ==		== chage ==