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Managing user accounts in Linux is a crucial task for system administrators, and the usermod command provides an efficient way to modify user information. This command allows you to change a user’s default shell, unique user ID (UID), home directory, and group memberships.

In this article, we will walk through how to use usermod step by step to make these modifications safely and efficiently. We will cover useful commands, practical examples, and best practices to avoid permission or access issues.

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Managing user accounts is a crucial responsibility for Linux system administrators. Over time, users may leave an organization or no longer require access to a system, making it necessary to remove their accounts. The userdel command is a fundamental tool designed to handle this task efficiently.

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In this tutorial, we will show you the process of data migration from Magento 1 to 2 in a handful of steps. This aims to avoid using the end-of-life Magento 1 and the new, more reliable Magento 2 software. The risks of using the EOL Magento 1 are the following: security loopholes, outdated features, PCI compliance, and limited support. Migrating to Magento 2 has many benefits, such as enhanced security, improved performance, advanced features, and extensive community support. Migrating Magento 1 to Magento 2 is a complex process requiring a detailed plan and essential steps to ensure a successful migration.

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Heroku is a cloud platform to build, deliver, monitor and scale apps. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Miracle-WM 0.5 Wayland compositor is here with drag-and-drop tiling, floating mini-grids, window animations, and bug fixes.

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GNOME 48 “Bengaluru” desktop environment brings notification stacking, performance boosts, new fonts, digital wellbeing tools, and more.

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How do you tell the difference between trustworthy open-source developers and hackers? Here’s one idea.

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Stability Matrix is a desktop application. It’s a multi-platform package manager and inference UI for AI image generation. It works with Stable Diffusion and Flux. Here’s our verdict.

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This blog post will explain everything about the HTTP 304 status code. HTTP 304 Not Modified is a status code that indicates that the server has found no changes in the requested page since the last visit. When the URL is entered in the browser, it sends an If-Modified-Since request header to the webserver to determine when the web page was last modified. Then, the Last-Modified response header specifies the time, and if there has been no change, the server will send the HTTP 304 response code. The HTTP 304 status code can be on the server or client page.

In the following paragraphs, we will explain the possible solutions if you face this as the server owner or as a client trying to access a website. Let’s get started!

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The new open-source PebbleOS smartwatches, Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2, bring back e-paper screens, long battery life, and classic design.

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Rocky Linux from CIQ – Hardened is a new take on Rocky Linux that’s not only fully supported by CIQ, but is also optimized to meet the most stringent security requirements.

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During a keynote address at All Things Open AI, IBM announced that three key AI tools it has developed are being donated to the Linux Foundation.

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FFmpeg is a powerful and widely used open-source multimedia framework designed for recording, converting, streaming, and processing audio and video files. It supports a vast range of codecs and formats, making it an essential tool for developers, content creators, and system administrators working with multimedia.

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Bluefish is a fast and lightweight code editor designed for programmers and web developers who need a powerful yet efficient tool for writing code. It supports a wide range of programming and markup languages, including HTML, CSS, PHP, Python, JavaScript, and more. With its intuitive interface and feature-rich environment, Bluefish is ideal for both beginners and advanced users looking for a robust alternative to heavy IDEs.

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There are tons of reasons to switch to another user’s or the root user’s account, however there are multiple ways to do so, which we are going to learn today.

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As you may already know, GNU Octave is a high-level programming language and numerical computing environment designed for scientific computing, data analysis, and machine learning. It provides a powerful interactive interface with extensive support for numerical operations, matrix manipulation, data visualization, and algorithm development. Octave is widely used in academia, research, and engineering fields as a free and open-source alternative to MATLAB.

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DNS is one of these things many take for granted that is critical to using the internet. Without DNS, the internet breaks. It’s critical that a DNS server keeps the internet working in a secure and stable manner. We pick the finest DNS servers.

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This guide will walk you through the steps to create a video from images and add a background audio for a professional touch.

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Immich 1.130, a self-hosted photo and video backup solution, is here with a folder view for mobile, faster timelines, and massive external library scan speed boosts.

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Explore various methods, including reading passwd file and using commands like awk and compgen, to efficiently list users in Linux.

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