I created 2 users in my Ubuntu and now I can't find them. Can someone tell me where are they placed? I want to configure their information and permissions for the sake of practice.
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1How did you create them? what exactly are you trying to "find" (their home directories? passwd file entries? user IDs?)– steeldriverMar 25, 2015 at 17:08
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when i am typing /etc/passwd i get a messege "not a directory" but from what i understood this is where the users are..– fick_mMar 25, 2015 at 17:23
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i want to know the details of each user i made– fick_mMar 25, 2015 at 17:37
1 Answer
From the Launcher click on System Settings -> under the System heading click User Accounts. A User Accounts window will open and you can select a user to view that user's account information, including Account Type, Language, Password (requires authentication), Automatic Login (ON/OFF), and Last Login.
To view the user(s) information from the terminal type:
grep /home /etc/passwd
This command will show several attributes for each user. The user attributes are:
username:password:UID:GID:info:home directory:shell
The adduser
tool is the best way to add a new user using the command line. When you add a new user using the adduser
, everything that is necessary for a new user to use the GUI is created. For more information about using adduser
see: What is the best way to add a new user using the command line?.
Use deluser
to remove a user or group from the system using the command line. The deluser
command has options to remove all files on the system owned by the user and for backing up all files before deleting them.
Normally you would use sudo
before both adduser
and deluser
.
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Thank you very much karel! i allso want to know i do i change them? assuming of course that im the user root– fick_mMar 26, 2015 at 18:52