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Need to modify user accounts in Linux? This is the command for you

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The usermod command is short for user modification, and, as the name implies, allows you to modify various aspects of a user account.

For a Linux administrator, this command is crucial. For Linux users, the command most certainly comes in handy, especially given what it can do.

Let's dive down this rabbit hole and see what's what with the Linux usermod command.

1. Change user details

When you create a Linux user with the adduser command, you can include certain details to go along with the new user (such as full name, office and home phone numbers, and other information, which can be used as a description. After you've created the user, the only way to change or add such information is via the usermod command. Say, for instance, you want to add a comment for a user. To do that, you would issue the command:

sudo usermod -c "INFORMATION" USER

Also: 5 surprisingly productive things you can do with the Linux terminal

Where INFORMATION is what you want to add, and USER is the user account you want to change.

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