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| GECOS (General Electric Comprehensive Operating Supervisor) |
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| A field in the /etc/passwd file that can be used to store personal data about a user on the Linux operating system. |
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| A collection of items. In user management, they are used to assign permissions to multiple users simultaneously. |
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| A token that is used in authentication. It is a secret word that can be set by individual users and will be stored in an encrypted way. |
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| The group that is listed in the group membership field for a user in /etc/passwd. |
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| The privileged user account that is used for system administration tasks. |
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| A group that a user is a member of but which membership is not defined in the /etc/passwd file. |
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| A regular non-root user account to which access restrictions apply, as applied by permissions. |
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| An entity that is used on Linux to provide access to specific system resources. |
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