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Ubuntu Usermod Options

Feb 19, 2025 by Michael Salafia in Ubuntu

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For Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Usage: usermod [options] LOGIN Options: -c, -comment COMMENT new value of the GECOS field -d, -home HOME_DIR new home directory for the user account -e, -expiredate EXPIRE_DATE set account expiration date to EXPIRE_DATE -f, -inactive INACTIVE set … Continued

Changing a User’s Home Directory in Ubuntu

Feb 19, 2025 by Michael Salafia in Hosting

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Use Case Scenario You have just added a new user to your Ubuntu 14.04 web server, but you want to set a specific home directory for this user. For example, you have a contributing web developer and you only want … Continued