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Creating Users and Groups from the Command Line

In this hands-on lab, we will practice adding users and groups from the command line. Creating, managing, and removing users and groups is a fundamental skill in Linux system administration.

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Level
Beginner
Last updated
Jul 13, 2025
Duration
45m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Create the Required Users

    Note: Please wait 1-2 minutes after starting the lab to enable all the lab resources to provision.

    1. Run the following command:
    for i in jen william matt sam anne danny kate bruce; do sudo useradd -m $i; done
    
  2. Challenge

    Create the Required Groups
    1. Run the following commands:
    sudo groupadd management
    
    sudo groupadd sales
    
    sudo groupadd operations
    
  3. Challenge

    Add Members to the Appropriate Groups
    1. Add jen to all groups.
    for i in management sales operations ; do sudo usermod -a -G $i jen; done
    
    1. Add william to all groups.
    for i in management sales operations ; do sudo usermod -a -G $i william; done
    
    1. Add the users matt, sam, anne, and danny to the sales group.
    for i in matt sam anne danny; do sudo usermod -a -G sales $i; done
    
    1. Add the users kate and bruce to the operations group.
    for i in kate bruce; do sudo usermod -a -G operations $i; done
    
    1. Run one of the following commands to verify that group membership has been configured correctly for all users:
    tail -n3 /etc/group
    

    or

    ```
    for i in jen william matt sam anne danny kate bruce; do groups $i; done
    ```
    
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