Difference between revisions of "User:Scott/02"

Revision as of 21:50, 16 October 2011

Useful Tech Support Commands

passwd [username]
passwd –e [username] – (change on startup)

adduser [username]
adduser [username] admin
userdel [username]

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

apt-get install --fix-broken
apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

apt-get purge xxx

fsidk -l

fsck -fyv /dev/sda1 (f=force y=fix)

shutdown -rF now (reboot, forcing fsck on root filesystem)

badblocks -nvs /dev/sda1

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 <h5>PRINTME - /var/lib/freegeek-extras/printme</h5>
-==Change Password==
+==Backup Password==
 *cp /etc/shadow /etc/shadow.bak - (hash of root + user)
-*passwd –e [username] – (change on startup)
+===Change Password===
-*adduser [username]
+ passwd [username]
-*adduser [username] admin
+ passwd –e [username] – (change on startup)
-*userdel [username]
-*rm –rf /home/user (rmdir + contents (force))
+===Add / Delete User===
+ adduser [username]
+ adduser [username] admin
+ userdel [username]
+==Updates & Broken Packages==
+ apt-get update
+ apt-get dist-upgrade
+ apt-get install --fix-broken
+ apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
+ apt-get purge xxx
+==File System Check==
+ fsidk -l
+ fsck -fyv /dev/sda1 (f=force y=fix)
+ shutdown -rF now (reboot, forcing fsck on root filesystem)
+===Badblocks===
+ badblocks -nvs /dev/sda1