#Users

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RHEL Basics #5: Users / Groups / Permissions — UID/GID, sudo, ACL
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RHEL Basics #5: Users / Groups / Permissions — UID/GID, sudo, ACL

The shape of /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow, the useradd / usermod / groupadd family, what rwx means and chmod's two notations, ACL (getfacl / setfacl) when finer-grained control is needed, and least-privilege sudo — all in one post.