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[http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/admin-guide/s1-acctsgrps-rhlspec.html username and group file(s) information] | [http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/admin-guide/s1-acctsgrps-rhlspec.html username and group file(s) information] | ||
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man passwd | man passwd | ||
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will bring up the man page for the <code>passwd</code> command. | will bring up the man page for the <code>passwd</code> command.}} | ||
* passwd(1) ---Learn more about the file format information for the /etc/passwd file. | * passwd(1) ---Learn more about the file format information for the /etc/passwd file. | ||
* group(5) ---Learn more about the file format information for the /etc/group file. | * group(5) ---Learn more about the file format information for the /etc/group file. | ||
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* chown(1) ---Learn how to change file owner and group. | * chown(1) ---Learn how to change file owner and group. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 4 March 2009
Administration Guide - Additional Information
For additional system administration help/reference look at:
websites:
username and password guidelines
username and group file(s) information
man pages:
To access man pages open a terminal windows and type
man put a space and then the name of the command you want to learn more about and press the [Enter] key. For example:
man passwdwill bring up the man page for the
passwd command.- passwd(1) ---Learn more about the file format information for the /etc/passwd file.
- group(5) ---Learn more about the file format information for the /etc/group file.
- shadow(5) ---Learn more about the file format information for the /etc/shadow file.
- useradd(8) ---Learn how to create or update user accounts.
- userdel(8) ---Learn how to delete user accounts.
- usermod(8) ---Learn how to modify user accounts.
- chpasswd(8) ---Learn how to update many users' passwords at one time.
- chage(1) ---Learn how to change user password aging information.
- chfn(1) ---Learn how to change a user's GECOS (finger) information.
- chsh(1) ---Learn how to change a user's login shell.
- groupadd(8) ---Learn how to create a new group.
- groupdel(8) ---Learn how to delete a group.
- groupmod(8) ---Learn how to modify a group.
- gpasswd(1) ---Learn how to administer the /etc/group and /etc/gshadow files.
- grpck(1) ---Learn how to verify the integrity of the /etc/group and /etc/gshadow files.
- chgrp(1) ---Learn how to change group-level ownership.
- chmod(1) ---Learn how to change file access permissions.
- chown(1) ---Learn how to change file owner and group.
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