Jack Wallen walks you through creating new users and groups on Linux and adding those new users to the new groups. Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing Writer July 26, 2022 at 7:55 a.m. PT ...

If you're managing Linux users from the command line, these are the tools you need. Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing Writer July 8, 2024, 12:28 p.m. PT Jack Wallen/ZDNET ...

The curl command is particularly useful for downloading installation scripts to automatically install add on boards. But it should be used with caution and any code reviewed before it is used.

On most Linux systems, the first user account will have the value 1000, and each additional user will be one higher than the previous one. UIDs with smaller values are system accounts.

The newusers command in Linux is designed to make this process as smooth as possible, but it may not do everything you expect -- especially if your data file is, uh, sloppy.

The adduser command will also automatically create the new user’s home directory, so you don’t have to worry about that. With the new user created, it’s time to give them sudo rights.

Add a User to sudo Group in Debian 12 Linux by George Whittaker on August 3, 2023 Introduction In Linux systems, including Debian 12, the sudo group grants users the ability to execute administrative ...

Let’s get to know the Linux Command Line Interface (CLI). Introduction A bit of history First look at the command line Command syntax Notes Basic commands pwd ls file cat cd clear history cp mv rm ...

When logged in as a SUDO user. When logged in as ROOT. 1] When logged in as a SUDO user After you have opened your Linux distro and logged in as a SUDO user, enter the following command to add a ...

This article is more than 4 years old. When I started my own Linux journey, I was adamant about not even touching a terminal window. As if the command line was this diseased, disgusting thing.