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Finding User Account Information from the Command Line

In this hands-on lab, we will practice working with users and groups in Linux. Knowing how to determine user attributes and group membership is fundamental to managing Linux systems.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

Jul 17, 2019

Challenge

Determine What Groups sysuser Belongs To
1. Run one of the following commands:
```
id sysuser
```
```
groups sysuser
```
```
cat /etc/group | grep sysuser
```
Challenge

Determine sysuser’s Home Directory
1. Run one of the following commands:
```
getent passwd sysuser
```
```
cat /etc/passwd | grep sysuser
```
Challenge

Determine sysuser’s Login Shell
1. Run one of the following commands:
```
getent passwd sysuser
```
```
cat /etc/passwd | grep sysuser
```

Author

A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

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