May 2023
Intermediate to advanced
800 pages
19h 12m
English
In this chapter, you will learn about
• Linux users and groups
• Creating and managing Linux user accounts
It’s all about data analytics for employee data.
—Ed Smith, Novell
Linux is a multiuser operating system, so it is necessary to restrict users’ access to only those resources they should have permission to access. This chapter introduces Linux users and groups.
Linux uses a method called Discretionary Access Control (DAC) to permit or restrict access to files. On DAC-based systems the account owner decides who has permission to access, delete, or modify their files.
In this section you will learn details about
• Linux user accounts
• Displaying user ...