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    of 14

    Experiment no.

    :03

    Date:

    AUTHENTICATION AND
    AUTHORISATION IN LINUX SERVER.

    Aim: To familiarise the commands for Authentication and Authorisation in


    Linux server.

    Procedure:
    1) List all the users in the system.
    Command for list all users

     #cat /etc/passwd

    Other commands used to list all users.


    • #getent passwd

    • #cat /etc/shadow-(encrypted password)

    2) List all the group in the system.


    Commands for list all users.

     #cat /etc/group

    Another command to list all group.


    • #getent group

    3) Find details of login users.


    Command to get details of login users

     #pinky -(provide more information.)

    Other commands used to list all users.


    • #who –(list all logged in users.)
    • #w –(provide wide information.)
    • #whoami –(showing which user is.)
    4) Create 5 groups.
    Command for create group.

     #groupadd groupname.

    2) Create 6 users (3 each using both commands)


    Commands for create users

     #adduser user11 –( ask for password and other informations)


    Other commands used to list all users.

    • #sudo useradd username –(a new group with same name will
    created)
    • #useradd -G groupname username
    • #useradd -G grp1.,grp2,grp3 username

    3) Change password of all users.


    Command for chage password.

     #passwd username –(chage user password and set password)

    4) Assign each users to any two groups.


    Command to assign users to group.

     #usermod -a -G group1 group2 group3 username


    (Add user to multiple group) .
    5) Change primary group of any two users.
    Command to change primary group of any two users

     #usermod -g group username –(lowercase g for assign


    primary group)
    6) Create additional two users.
    Command to create users

     #sudo useradd username -(Adding new user)


    7) Create additional two groups.
    Command to create groups.

     #groupadd groupname. -(adding new group)


    8) Remove new user.
    Command to remove user.

     #userdel username. –(remove user)


    9) Remove new group.
    Command for remove group

     #groupdel groupname. –(remove group)


    10) Create 5 directories in user home directory.
    Commands create directory.

     #Mkdir –(to make directory)

    11) Create 6 files in each directory.


    Command to create file

     #touch filename –(to create empty file) .


    12) Grand read/write/execute permission to 2 users on all
    directories and files.
    Command to grand permission.

     #Chmod 777 filename. –(read write and execute permission ).

    13) Grand read/write permission on all files of any two directory to


    all users.
    Commands.

     #chmod 660 filename –(read write permission) .


    Result: familiarised Authentication and Authorisation successfully.

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