All posts by Tuna Peyo

Change file ownership

May 28,93

The chown (stands for change owner) command is used to change the ownership of a file in Linux. In its …

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Manage file ownership

May 28,93

In Linux, each file has an owner and a group with which it’s associated. The file’s owner can change the …

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UID (User Identifier) and GID (Group Identifier)

May 28,93

A UID (user identifier) is a number assigned by Linux to each user on the system. This number is used …

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Customize a user’s work environment

May 28,93

The /etc/skel directory holds files that are copied automatically to individual users’ home directories when their accounts are being created. …

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Administer groups

May 28,93

The gpasswd command is used to administer groups in Linux. You can add or remove users from groups, set or change …

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/etc/group file format

May 28,93

The group membership in Linux is controlled through the /etc/group file. This is a simple text file that contains a …

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