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26/02/2017

Linux usermod Command Tutorial With Examples

Linux provides usermod command by default for the most of the distributions. This command is used to user modification. After user creation the user related information, values and policies can be changed with usermod command. In this tutorial we will look various features of usermod command with examples. Syntax Syntax of the usermod command is like below.

usermod [options] LOGIN

1	usermod [options] LOGIN

Help

$ usermod -h

1	$ usermod -h

Add Comment or Information User information is stored in a file...

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07/11/2016

How To Disable or Lock Linux User Account?

How can I disable some Linux account? By disabling it I do not want to remove the account and related files. Just user related operations will be prevented. If an user authentication occurs it will be not authenticated. We will use usermod command to lock user account. Disable/Lock User Account with usermod Command We will disable account with the following code.

$ usermod -L -e 1 test

1	$ usermod -L -e 1 test

usermod will change user account related attributes and information. -L will lock...

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How To Disable or Lock Linux User Account?

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