Linux Hints

• Problem: Moving files into a web directory, even after changing permissions reporting a permission error when clicked on from web:
  • restorecon -r < path >
• Adding a user to an existing group
  • usermod -a -G {group} (username}
• Forcing all files in a folder to belong to a group:
  • chmod g+s dir
• Ubuntu: setting your default shell:
  • chsh
  • then type the path to the shell you want, ex: /bin/bash
• Adding a user
  • useradd -c "{USER FULL NAME}" -g {group} {username}
• set password for a user
  • passwd {username}
• Force the user to change their password on next login
  • chage -d 0 {username}

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