Users, Groups, and Authentication

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
Explore Unix network system user accounts, and how they operate. In this course,you will learn common commands to create and manage user accounts from the command line. See how to create, modify, and delete both individual and group user accounts. Examine various Unix user authentication options. Enable secure shell, SSH, and public key authentication. Enhance account sign-in security. Conclude by connecting to a Unix host through Putty or the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol.

Target Audience
Technicians who want to get a thorough grounding of Unix principles through hands-on examples

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.9

Lesson Objectives

Users, Groups, and Authentication

start the course

define how Unix users and groups are created and managed

create a Unix user account from the command line

modify a Unix user account from the command line

delete a Unix user account from the command line

create a Unix group from the command line

modify a Unix group from the command line

delete a Unix group from the command line

describe various Unix user authentication options

enhance sign-in security with SSH public key authentication

use PuTTY to establish Secure Shell (SSH) connection to a Unix host

connect to a Unix host using the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol

manage users and groups as well as authentication

Course Number:
lu_unop_a04_it_enus

Expertise Level
Beginner