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Lab 5.2 - Group Management

Objectives​

  • Create groups (groupadd)
  • Modify groups (groupmod)
  • Delete groups (groupdel)
  • Manage group members

Exercise 1: Create Groups​

# Create a group
sudo groupadd developers

# With specific GID
sudo groupadd -g 2000 admins

# Verify
getent group developers

Exercise 2: Manage Members​

# Add user to group
sudo usermod -aG developers testuser1

# Verify
groups testuser1
id testuser1

Lab created on: December 2024 - Tested on Ubuntu 24.04