Category Archives: Linux

Linux – User and Group Management

System Linux has two types of users: Privileged: Unprivileged: User creation process Creating users on a Linux system may initially seem complex, but it follows a logical process. A few config files play a crucial role during this process. The diagram below illustrates what happens when a system administrator executes the “useradd” command. Let’s take… Read More »

Basic LINUX commands

pwd Name and path of the current working directory. mkdir dirname Creates a new directory. rmdir dirname Removes a directory. [directory must be empty] rm -r dirname Removes a directory and its contents. rm filename Removes file mv Moves the file from one directory to another cd Change the current directory cd .. Go to… Read More »