Nancyvarkey at 06:08, 15 February 2019

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 || The '''command usermod''' is used to modify the '''attributes''' of an already created '''user account'''.
-This is the syntax
+This is the syntax.
-Here the '''options''' part is not mandatory
+Here the '''options''' part is not mandatory.
 This '''command''' supports many '''options'''.
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 |-
 || Press Ctrl+Alt+T
-|| Open the '''Terminal '''by pressing '''Ctrl, Alt and T '''keys simultaneously on the keyboard.
+|| Open the '''terminal '''by pressing '''Ctrl, Alt and T '''keys simultaneously on the keyboard.
 |-
 ||
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 |-
 || Highlight # prompt
-|| Notice, our '''login prompt '''has now changed to''' '''a '''hash''' symbol.
+|| Notice, our '''login prompt '''has now changed to a '''hash''' symbol.
 This indicates that we are in the''' root user mode'''.
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 || In order to modify '''user ID''' to '''1100''',
-On the terminal we have to type-
+On the '''terminal''' we have to type-
 '''usermod space hyphen u in small letter 1100 radha'''
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 Type: addgroup electronics [Enter]
-|| Switch to the terminal
+|| Switch to the '''terminal'''.
 Type '''addgroup space electronics'''
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 addgroup literature_club [Enter]
-|| Next, type '''addgroup space literature_club'''
+|| Next, type '''addgroup space literature_club'''.
 |-
 || Show the output
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 || '''hyphen capital G''' option removes the '''user''' from previous '''supplementary groups'''
-In this case, it removes from the previous supplementary groups
+In this case, it removes from the previous '''supplementary groups'''.
 |-
 || Highliture literature_club
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 || And adds the '''user''' to the new '''group''' '''literature_club'''
 |-
-|| Execute at the terminal:
+|| Execute at the '''terminal''':
 id radha [Enter]
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 Add a '''user''' to a new '''supplementary group'''
 || How can you add a '''user''' to a new '''supplementary group''' while retaining the previous '''groups'''?
-* For this, you should use '''-a '''option.
+* For this, you should use '''-a option.'''
 * '''a option''' denotes '''append'''.
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 || Execute at the terminal:
 id radha [Enter]
-|| Once again type '''id space radha'''
+|| Once again, type '''id space radha'''
 |-
 || Show the output
-|| Notice that '''user radha''' now belongs to two '''supplementary groups'''
+|| Notice that '''user radha''' now belongs to two '''supplementary groups''' -
 '''music_club''' and '''literature_club'''
 |-
 || usermod -l testmod radha
-|| Suppose we now want to''' '''change the '''login name''' itself from '''radha''' to '''testmod'''.
+|| Suppose we now want to change the '''login name''' itself from '''radha''' to '''testmod'''.
 To do this, on the '''terminal '''type the following:
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 |-
 || Back to '''terminal'''.
-|| Press Ctrl C to stop the currently running process.
+|| Press '''Ctrl C''' to stop the currently running process.
 |-
 || Press Up key
 Press Enter
-|| Press the '''Up''' arrow key until you get the previous '''grep command'''.
+|| Now press the '''Up''' arrow key to get the '''grep command''' for '''user testmod'''.
 And press '''Enter.'''
 |-
 || Show output
-|| Notice that we have '''testmod''' as the new '''home directory '''for '''user testmod'''.
+|| Notice that we have '''testmod''' as the new '''home directory '''for the '''user testmod'''.
 |-
 || Slide 8
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 |-
 || Press Up key
-|| Press the '''Up''' arrow key to get previous '''grep''' command.
+|| Press the '''Up''' arrow key to get previous '''grep command.'''
 |-
 || Highlight shell and comments filed in the output
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 It will prevent the '''user''' from '''logging in''' from any other source including '''ssh'''.
-I will skip the demonstration of this command.
+I will skip the demonstration of this '''command'''.
 |-
 || usermod -U testmod [Enter]
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 Press Enter
-|| Once again check the contents of '''/etc/shadow''' file
+|| Once again check the contents of '''/etc/shadow''' file.
 Notice, the '''exclamation mark''' is removed now.

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Nancyvarkey at 06:08, 15 February 2019

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