How To See Users In Linux?
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To view all users that exist on a Linux system, you can use the ‘cat’ command to view the contents of the /etc/passwd file. This file contains the list of all users on the system.
You can also use the ‘getent’ command to list all users. This command is used to query the user database on a Linux system.
You can also use the command ‘cut’ to extract the list of users from the /etc/passwd file. This command can extract fields from each line of a file.
If you want to view the details of a particular user, you can use the ‘id’ command. This command can be used to display the user ID and other information about the user.
Finally, you can also use the ‘finger’ command to view information about a specific user. This command displays the username, full name, home directory, and other details about a user.