usermod
Modifies a user account. See also: users, useradd, userdel. More information: <https://manned.org/usermod>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/usermod.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install passwd - Ubuntu
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apt-get install passwd -
Alpine
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apk add shadow - Arch Linux
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pacman -S shadow - Kali Linux
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apt-get install passwd - Fedora
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dnf install shadow-utils-2 - Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install passwd - Raspbian
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apt-get install passwd - Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/usermod
- Docker
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docker run cmd.cat/usermod usermodpowered by Commando
Modifies a user account. See also: users, useradd, userdel. More information: <https://manned.org/usermod>.
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Change a username:
sudo usermod --login new_username username -
Change a user id:
sudo usermod --uid id username -
Change a user shell:
sudo usermod --shell path/to/shell username -
Add a user to supplementary groups (mind the lack of whitespace):
sudo usermod --append --groups group1,group2,... username -
Change a user home directory:
sudo usermod --move-home --home path/to/new_home username
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