Users and rights

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Enable the root account by specifying a password for it:

sudo passwd

Disable the root account:

sudo passwd -l root

Add a user account and home folder, delete user:

sudo adduser username
sudo deluser username

Lock (l) or unlock (u) a user account:

sudo passwd -l username
sudo passwd -u username

Add or delete a personalized group:

sudo addgroup groupname
sudo delgroup groupname

Add a user to a group:

sudo adduser username groupname
sudo chmod
sudo chown