Useful Commands

Find User Account Info

12 Ways to Find User Account Info and Login Details in Linux

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Replace pariskwsto with your username

Lists all groups to which a user belongs

This command displays both the primary and supplementary groups associated with a specific user.

groups pariskwsto

Currently Logged-in Users

The users command provides a list of users currently logged into the Linux system.

users

Lists user accounts

Lists user accounts and contains various pieces of information about that account

less /etc/passwd

Password Management

How do I change a user password in Ubuntu Linux?

Changing Passwords on Ubuntu Systems

To modify a user's password (e.g., pariskwsto), use:

sudo passwd pariskwsto

To change the password for the root user, execute:

sudo passwd root

For changing your own password, simply enter:

passwd