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== Part 2: Adding ~~users~~ , Removing, and Modifying Users ==

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#Issue the following command: <code>chmod -c "New Name" ops235_2</code>. View ops235_2's account information in the '''/etc/passwd''' file. What do you notice is different?

# Issue the following command to obtain information regarding the user called ops235_1: <code>chage -l ops235_1</code>. What do you think is the purpose of the chage command and the useradd command with the -e option?

# Create a new user account called '''noobie''' for the employee: '''"Really Green"''' . Assign a password for that newly created user.# Management has indicated that this employee be on on probation for 3 months. Use the '''usermod''' command to set the account for noobie to expire in 3 months from this day as part of the security policy of this organization.# Add each of your new users to the group ops235 (in other words, add ops235 to each user as a supplementary group).# Examine <code>/etc/group</code>. What has changed?# Use the '''usermod''' command to change the full name of the user account '''noobie''' from '''"Really Green"''' to '''"Outstanding Employee"'''. Examine the result of running that command in the <code>/etc/passwd</code> file. What has changed?# Use the '''usermod''' command to extend the use of their account for 5 years as of today.# Be sure to record your observations in your lab notes.

== Part 3: Managing Groups ==

#** Look at '''/etc/group''' again and note the change.

~~== Part 4: Deleting / Modifying Users ==~~

~~#Remain in your '''centos1''' VM for this section.~~

~~# Read the man page for the '''userdel''' command. Note which option automatically removes the users home directory when that user is deleted.~~

~~# Delete the user '''ops235_1''' using the command <code>userdel ops235_1</code>~~

~~# Delete the user '''ops235'''_2 using the same command with the option which removes the home directory of the user.~~

~~# Check the contents of the /home directory. What do you notice?~~

~~# Check the contents of the <code>/etc/group</code> file. What do you notice?~~

~~# Read the man page for the usermod command. Note which options change the user's full name, primary group, supplementary groups, and shell.~~

~~# Create a new user account called '''noobie''' for the employee: '''"Really Green"''' . Assign a password for that newly created user.~~

# Management has indicated that this employee be on on probation for 3 months. Use the '''usermod''' command to set the account for noobie to expire in 3 months from this day as part of the security policy of this organization.

~~# Add each of your new users to the group ops235 (in other words, add ops235 to each user as a supplementary group).~~

~~# Examine <code>/etc/group</code>. What has changed?~~

# Use the '''usermod''' command to change the full name of the user account '''noobie''' from '''"Really Green"''' to '''"Outstanding Employee"'''. Examine the result of running that command in the <code>/etc/passwd</code> file. What has changed?

~~# Use the '''usermod''' command to extend the use of their account for 5 years as of today.~~

~~# Be sure to record your observations in your lab notes.~~

'''Answer INVESTIGATION 1 observations / questions in your lab log book.'''

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