Linux – Group Management (addgroup, delgroup, adduser, deluser)

September 4, 2019 7463 Views

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Managing Groups in Linux is relatively simple. It’s important to realize Linux users, groups and permissions are much simpler than in Windows Server.

Group Configuration File

sudo vim /etc/group – opens Group configuration file in read only mode (:q to quit)
Add Group

sudo addgroup GROUPNAME – adds group
Delete Group

sudo delgroup GROUPNAME – deletes group
Add Users to Group

sudo adduser USERNAME GROUPNAME – adds user to group
Delete Users from Group

sudo deluser USERNAME GROUPNAME – deletes user from group

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