CSE208 – Operating System D23DCS147-RAJ

Faculty of Technology and Engineering

DEPSTAR
Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Date: / /
Practical 2

Academic Year : 2023-24 Semester : 4th

Course code : CSE208 Course name : Operating System

Aim: Managing Users and Groups in Linux.

1.Create, delete and manage groups.

sudo useradd user-name:

It will create a new user

sudo groupadd group-name :

It will create a new group.

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sudo usermod -a -G groupname username :
It will add the user in respective group.

2. Manage Directory and File Permissions in linux

chown :
It will change the owner and group of files or directory.D:\demo

chmod :
It will change the permission of the file or directory.

setfacl :
It will set the ACL(access control list) for a file or directory.

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getfacl : It is used to get the ACL(access control list) for a file or directory .

3.Add users in bulk in linux

Touch opt/user add:

The touch command is used to create a new empty file or update the access and modification
times
of an existing file.
Vim /opt/user add:
Vim is a powerful text editor used in Unix-based systems. When you execute this command, Vim
opens the file in its interface, allowing you to view and edit its contents.
Cat opt/user add:
The cat command is used to concatenate and display the contents of files.

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