Linux User Management - Hands-on for Student User

1. Create a User for a Student

To create a new user, use the useradd command with the -m option to create a home directory.

sudo useradd -m student

Set a password for the newly created user:

sudo passwd student

You will be prompted to enter and confirm the new password.

If there are files that need to be owned by the student user, use the chown command:

sudo chown -R student:student /path/to/files

For example, if there is a directory /home/shared_docs that should belong to student:

sudo chown -R student:student /home/shared_docs

Check the ownership of the files:

ls -l /home/shared_docs

Check the user's details:

id student

Now the student user has been created, assigned a password, and given ownership of the specified files. 🚀