6.4. Additional Resources
This section includes various resources that can be used to learn more about account and resource management, and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux-specific subject matter discussed in this chapter.
6.4.1. Installed Documentation
The following resources are installed in the course of a typical Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation and can help you learn more about the subject matter discussed in this chapter.
- User Management Tool menu entry — Learn how to manage user accounts and groups.
passwd(5)
man page — Learn more about the file format information for the/etc/passwd
file.group(5)
man page — Learn more about the file format information for the/etc/group
file.shadow(5)
man page — Learn more about the file format information for the/etc/shadow
file.useradd(8)
man page — Learn how to create or update user accounts.userdel(8)
man page — Learn how to delete user accounts.usermod(8)
man page — Learn how to modify user accounts.passwd(1)
man page — Learn how to update a user's password.chpasswd(8)
man page — Learn how to update many users' passwords at one time.chage(1)
man page — Learn how to change user password aging information.chfn(1)
man page — Learn how to change a user's GECOS (finger
) information.chsh(1)
man page — Learn how to change a user's login shell.groupadd(8)
man page — Learn how to create a new group.groupdel(8)
man page — Learn how to delete a group.groupmod(8)
man page — Learn how to modify a group.gpasswd(1)
man page — Learn how to administer the/etc/group
and/etc/gshadow
files.grpck(1)
man page — Learn how to verify the integrity of the/etc/group
and/etc/gshadow
files.chgrp(1)
man page — Learn how to change group-level ownership.chmod(1)
man page — Learn how to change file access permissions.chown(1)
man page — Learn how to change file owner and group.