User & Group Administration

• Unix/Linux is multi user and multi tasking OS

• Redhat Linux uses User Private Group (UPG)
Scheme :-
– User always get created with primary group
– One Primary Group per User
• When a user is created in Linux :--
– home directory ( /home/username)
– mail account (/var/spool/mail/username)
– unique UID & GID

User and Group Administration

Types of Users Database Files

• /etc/passwd
TYPES
TYPES OF
OF USERS
USERS • /etc/shadow
• /etc/group

System
System Users
Users Normal
Normal Users
Users
00 —
— 499
499 500
500 —
— 60,000
60,000