How to force user to change password
Alter password expiry date to force user to change password on next login. ...
Managing users and groups
How to securely change user password using shell script
Securely change user password using shell script to automate this task on these rare occasions. ...
How to encrypt user password
Use encrypted passwords to automatically setup users using configuration management tools like Puppet or Ansible. ...
How to temporarily disable user logins
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. ...
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. ...