RHCSA Rapid Track

Perform the following steps on serverX unless directed otherwise.

1. Become the root user at the shell prompt.

   [student@serverX ~]$ su -
   Password: redhat

2. Create a supplementary group called shakespeare with a group ID of 30000.

   [root@serverX ~]# groupadd -g 30000 shakespeare

3. Create a supplementary group called artists.

   [root@serverX ~]# groupadd artists

4. Confirm that shakespeare and artists have been added by examining the /etc/group file.

   [root@serverX ~]# tail -5 /etc/group
   reba:x:1004:
   dolly:x:1005:
   elvis:x:1006:
   shakespeare:x:30000:
   artists:x:30001:
   

5. Add the juliet user to the shakespeare group as a supplementary group.

   [root@serverX ~]# usermod -G shakespeare juliet

6. Confirm that juliet has been added using the id command.

   [root@serverX ~]# id juliet
   uid=1001(juliet) gid=1001(juliet) groups=1001(juliet),30000(shakespeare)
   

7. Continue adding the remaining users to groups as follows:

   1. Add romeo and hamlet to the shakespeare group.

      [root@serverX ~]# usermod -G shakespeare romeo
      [root@serverX ~]# usermod -G shakespeare hamlet

   2. Add reba, dolly, and elvis to the artists group.

      [root@serverX ~]# usermod -G artists reba
      [root@serverX ~]# usermod -G artists dolly
      [root@serverX ~]# usermod -G artists elvis

   3. Verify the supplemental group memberships by examining the /etc/group file.

      [root@serverX ~]# tail -5 /etc/group
      reba:x:1004:
      dolly:x:1005:
      elvis:x:1006:
      shakespeare:x:30000:juliet,romeo,hamlet
      artists:x:30001:reba,dolly,elvis