5 Simple Linux user modification methods on linux with /etc/passwd file.

User modification methods on linux

Normally user creation is an easy task in Linux. Once the user is added to the Linux system there are multiple files that get updated where, users all information get stored. Out of which “/etc/passwd” is the one of the most important file where user information resides.

This file has following 7 fields that kept the user information. As below

1. User name
2. Shadowing status for user
3. UID
4. GID
5. Finger field
6. Home dir
7. Shell

So let’s take control these fields to play around with the user.