In this post, i will share on how to add and remove users from the command-line on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6) server.
1. Adding a New User to an RHEL 6 System.
Get the useradd manual :
[root@rhel6 ~]# man useradd
useradd - create a new user or update default new user information
To creates the new account and the /home/john home directory :
[root@rhel6 ~]# useradd --home /home/ehowstuff ehowstuff
To set the password :
[root@rhel6 ~]# passwd ehowstuff Changing password for user ehowstuff. New password: Retype new password: passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
[root@rhel6 ~]# cat /etc/passwd | grep ehowstuff ehowstuff:x:501:501::/home/ehowstuff:/bin/bash [root@rhel6 ~]# cat /etc/group | grep ehowstuff ehowstuff:x:501: [root@rhel6 ~]# ls /home | grep ehowstuff ehowstuff [root@rhel6 ~]# ls /var/spool/mail | grep ehowstuff ehowstuff
2. Deleting a User from an RHEL 6 System.
Get userdel manual :
[root@rhel6 ~]# man userdel
userdel - delete a user account and related files
Proper command to remove the user’s account, user’s home directory and mail spool as part of the deletion process :
[root@rhel6 ~]# userdel --remove ehowstuff
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