User Management Lab
Create User Accounts
Learn to create, modify, and manage user accounts on Linux and Windows — fundamental skills for system administration and security.
Lab Instructions
Step 1: View Existing Users
List all users on the system:
cat /etc/passwd
Step 2: Create a New User
Create a user named "socanalyst":
sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash socanalyst
Step 3: Set Password
Set password for the new user:
sudo passwd socanalyst
Step 4: Add to Group
Add user to the sudo group:
sudo usermod -aG sudo socanalyst
Step 5: Verify User
Check the user was created:
id socanalyst
Step 6: View Groups
List all groups the user belongs to:
groups socanalyst
root@soc-server: ~
User Management Lab - Simulated Environment
Practice creating and managing user accounts.
root@soc:~#
Challenges
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View the list of users on the system
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Create a new user account
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Add the user to an administrative group
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Verify the user's group membership
Lab Complete!
You've mastered user account management on both Linux and Windows. These skills are essential for incident response (disabling compromised accounts) and system hardening.