Commands are available for working with login names, system IDs, and
passwords.
- Login and logout commands
-
Item |
Description |
login |
Initiates your session |
logout
|
Stops all your processes |
shutdown
|
Ends system operation |
su |
Changes the user ID associated with a session |
touch |
Updates the access and modification times of a file, or creates an empty
file |
- User and system identification commands
-
Item |
Description |
id
|
Displays the system identifications of a specified user |
logname
|
Displays login name. |
uname
|
Displays the name of the current operating system |
who |
Identifies the users currently logged in |
whoami
|
Displays your login name |
- Password command
-
Item |
Description |
passwd
|
Changes a user's password |