Ubuntu Unleashed 2013 Edition: Covering 12.10 and 13.04, Eighth Edition

Related Ubuntu Commands

You use these commands to manage user accounts in Ubuntu:

• ac—A user account-statistics command

• change—Sets or modifies user password expiration policies

• chfn—Creates or modifies user finger information in /etc/passwd

• chgrp—Modifies group memberships

• chmod—Changes file permissions

• chown—Changes file ownerships

• chpasswd—Batch command to modify user passwords

• chsh—Modifies a user’s shell

• groups—Displays existing group memberships

• logname—Displays a user’s login name

• newusers—Batches user management command

• passwd—Creates or modifies user passwords

• su—Executes shell or command as another user

• sudo—Manages selected user execution permissions

• useradd—Creates, modifies, or manages users

• usermod ...