How to rename a Group in Linux?

Renaming a group in a Linux system is a straightforward but essential administrative task. If you’re reorganizing your user management structure or enhancing security measures, this quick guide will walk you through the simple steps to rename a group. Linux provides a powerful command, ‘groupmod’ to make this process smooth and efficient.

Using the command ‘groupmod’, a group can be renamed in Linux.

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How to Check the Groups a User Belongs to in Linux?

All Linux operating systems are designed as multi-user operating systems. This means that they provide the capabilities and related tools to create and handle multiple users within a system. One such tool is user groups. A user group is simply a collection of users. It is handy when a system administrator wants to deal with multiple users simultaneously (especially for handling permissions). We define a rule for the group and it automatically applies to all its member users.

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Create a Log File in PowerShell Script

This script can be useful for network administrators or system administrators who need to analyze log files and get an overview of how much time a particular user or IP address has spent connected to the system. To make this task easier, we can use a shell script to automate the process of extracting this information from a log file.

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Disk Cleanup using Powershell Scripts

Windows users sometimes faced low disk space errors with the error “You’re running out of space on this PC. Manage storage to view usage and free up some space.” When Windows prompts low disk space warning messages, we first perform some manual steps to delete temp files which are as follows:

  • Clear temp file with disk cleanup and,
  • Clear other temp files from different locations
    • C:\Windows\Temp
    • C:\Windows\Prefetch
    • C:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Temp
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