New Colleague System Account Setup

Beginner

In this project, you will learn how to set up a new user account for a new colleague named Jane on the LabEx testing server. You will create the user account, set the home directory, change the default shell to zsh, and grant sudo privileges to the new user.

Linux

Introduction

In this project, you will learn how to set up a new user account for a new colleague named Jane on the LabEx testing server. You will create the user account, set the home directory, change the default shell to zsh, and grant sudo privileges to the new user.

🎯 Tasks

In this project, you will learn:

  • How to create a new user account
  • How to set the home directory for a user
  • How to change the default shell for a user
  • How to grant sudo privileges to a user

🏆 Achievements

After completing this project, you will be able to:

  • Manage user accounts on a Linux system
  • Customize user account settings, such as the home directory and default shell
  • Grant administrative privileges to user accounts as needed
  • Perform basic user account administration tasks on a testing or development server

Teacher

labby

Labby

Labby is the LabEx teacher.