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The Ultimate Guide to Create Users in Linux / Unix

Creating users in Linux or Unix system is a routine task for system administrators. Sometimes you may create a single user with default configuration, or create a single user with custom configuration, or create several users at same time using some bulk user creation method. In this article, let us review how to create Linux [...]

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7 Examples to Manage Linux Password Expiration and Aging Using chage

Photo Courtesy: mattblaze Best practice recommends that users keep changing the passwords at a regular interval. But typically developers and other users of Linux system won’t change the password unless they are forced to change their password.   It’s the system administrators responsibility to find a way to force developers to change their password. Forcing [...]

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