Tag: groups

  • Linux groups

    Linux groups

    To see lists all groups that a user is in, run

    groups USER_HERE

    Example

    boby@sok-01:~$ groups boby
boby : boby adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin lxd sambashare libvirt docker
boby@sok-01:~$

    To add a user to a group, run

    adduser USER_NAME GROUP_NAME

    Example

    root@vagrant:~# adduser boby sudo
Adding user `boby' to group `sudo' ...
Adding user boby to group sudo
Done.
root@vagrant:~#

    To remove a user from a group

    deluser USER_HERE GROUP_HERE

    Example

    root@vagrant:~# deluser boby sudo
Removing user `boby' from group `sudo' ...
Done.
root@vagrant:~#