User and Permissions Management Commands
Command | Action |
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chmod permissions filename | Changes the access permissions on filename, using numeric or symbolic permissions codes. (See Chapter 13, “Users, Groups, and Permissions.”) |
chown username filename | Changes the ownership of filename to the user username. (See Chapter 13.) |
chgrp groupname filename | Changes the group ownership of filename to the group groupname. (See Chapter 13.) |
passwd | Changes your login password. The root user can specify a username after passwd to change the password of a particular user. (See Chapter 13.) |
adduser | Runs a script that adds a new user to the system. (See Chapter 13.) |
rmuser username | Runs a script that removes a user from the system. That user will no longer be able to log in to ... |
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