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Linux Mint Essentials

By : Jay LaCroix
Book Image

Linux Mint Essentials

By: Jay LaCroix

Overview of this book

A task-oriented look at Linux Mint, using actual real-world examples to stimulate learning. Each topic is presented in an easy-to-follow order, with hands-on activities to reinforce the content. If you are starting out with Linux from a different platform or are well versed with Linux Mint and want a guide that shows you how to exploit certain functionality, this book is for you. No previous Linux experience is assumed.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Index

Revoking access temporarily


There may come a time where you would like to temporarily revoke a user's account instead of outright deleting it. Examples of this may be a person who is going on leave, or perhaps you may have a user to whom you no longer wish to grant access, though you still need their files left intact. In Linux Mint, the easiest way to temporarily revoke access to the system is using the Users and Groups tool to change a user's password to one that they don't know. Then, they won't be able to log in until you give them the new password.

Of course, this is not the only way you can temporarily revoke access; you can also do so with the terminal. Also, there are several other ways to do so. One of the easier methods is similar to the preceding example: using the passwd command to change their password. Another way is to execute the following command to lock an account:

sudo passwd -l username

In the preceding example, the -l flag will lock an account. If you would like to unlock...