Useful Commands

Find User Account Info

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

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Replace parisikosto with your own username.

List all groups a user belongs to

This command displays both the primary and supplementary groups for a specific user:

groups parisikosto

Currently Logged-in Users

The users command lists users currently logged into the system:

users

List user accounts

Shows user accounts and related account details:

less /etc/passwd

Password Management

How do I change a user password in Ubuntu Linux?

Change a user's password on Ubuntu

To change a user's password (e.g., parisikosto), run:

sudo passwd parisikosto

To change the root user password, run:

sudo passwd root

To change your own password, run:

passwd