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5 Linux commands for managing users


If you're managing Linux users from the command line, these are the tools you need.

Jack Wallen/ZDNETWhen I need to work with Linux user accounts, I tend to default to the command line. If you run the command without any options, it'll disable the account but leave the user's home directory intact. If you need to view detailed information about a user, like their last login time, the IP address of the machine they logged in from, the groups to which they belong, and more, implement the lslogins command, like this:

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