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HowTo Disable a User Account in Linux

Published on March 11, 2015

How to disable a user account in Linux How to disable a user account in Linux? How to completely disable a user account Linux server? The best practise is to use usermod command. This does not effect password and you can revert changes and enable user again. Syntax:

$ usermod -L -e 1 {user}
$ usermod -L -e 1970-01-01 {user}

1 2	$ usermod -L -e 1 {user} $ usermod -L -e 1970-01-01 {user}

Example: In this example, local disable … Continue reading HowTo Disable a User Account in Linux

VPN over SSH

Published on July 16, 2014

VPN over SSH SSH Tunnel SSH based tunneling VPN-SSH Since OpenSSH 4.3 tun/tap device can be used to encrypt a tunnel and create VPN over SSH. This is much like other TLS based VPN solutions e.g. OpenVPN. The main advantage to use SSH based tunneling is no need to install and configure additional software. … Continue reading VPN over SSH