User and group operations

Explain some common operations of user and group by bash shell in Ubuntu.

List all the users and groups

List users

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1. ~$ less /etc/passwd  
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3. ~$ more /etc/passwd  
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5. ~$ cat /etc/passwd  

List groups

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1. ~$ less /etc/group  
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3. ~$ more /etc/group  
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5. ~$ cat /etc/group  

Create user and group

Create and remove a group

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1. ~$ sudo addgroup <group name>  
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3. ~$ sudo delgroup <group name>  

Create and remove a user

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1. ~$ sudo adduser <user name>  

System will create a same name group if you notice.

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1. ~$ deluser <user name>  

This user's primary group will be removed at the same time.

Add user to group

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1. ~$ sudo adduser <user name> <group name>  

For more details please reference Ubuntu official document:  User Management