Custom Apache User Setup

Tasks

Create a user named ravi on App server 1 within the Stratos Datacenter.

• Assign the user a unique UID 1541.

• Set the home directory for the user as /var/www/ravi.

Steps

1. First of all let’s get connect with App server 1 with

   • stapp01

     172.16.238.10

     stapp01.stratos.xfusioncorp.com

     tony

     Ir0nM@n

    ssh tony@172.16.238.10

Password: Ir0nM@n | Also with:

    sshpass -p 'Ir0nM@n' ssh tony@172.16.238.10

2. Create the User with Specific UID and Home Directory

    sudo useradd -u 1541 -d /var/www/ravi -m ravi
   

   • -u (UID)`

   • -d (Directory)

   • -m ensures the home directory is created

3. Verify the user ravi with given command.

    id ravi
   

   

   Also check the home directory:

    ls -ld /var/www/ravi
   

   

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