Alter password expiry date to force user to change password on next login.
Tag: Managing users and groups
Securely change user password using shell script to automate this task on these rare occasions.
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How to encrypt user password
Use encrypted passwords to automatically setup users using configuration management tools like Puppet or Ansible.
Sometimes, I want to prevent regular users from logging into the system to perform more complex operations. To achieve that, I am using Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux to temporarily disable user logins.
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How to count local user accounts
If you are wondering how to count only local users ignoring system accounts, I will give you a concise and straight answer.