I cannot tell you how many times I've had to manage user passwords in Linux without the help of a GUI app. Whether it's on a server or because I'm using SSH to access a remote machine, knowing the ...

Passwords are one of the most important aspects of computing. They keep our bank accounts, user profiles and computers safe (as long as we don’t reuse passwords). Just to log into our computers, most ...

When I need to work with Linux user accounts, I tend to default to the command line. Sure, there are GUIs for this purpose, but I find the command line to be more efficient and effective at this task.

The usermod command is a tool for updating details about an existing user account in your system. It's kind of like editing the "profile" of a Linux user. With it, you can adjust anything from the ...