

- #Set hyperterm default startup directory to ubuntu update
- #Set hyperterm default startup directory to ubuntu upgrade
- #Set hyperterm default startup directory to ubuntu password
#Set hyperterm default startup directory to ubuntu update
Test if the new user has the root privileges granted, by logging in to the system and run the apt update command prefixed with sudo. Sudo command must be used before writing the command needed for execution, as shown in the below example. $ sudo usermod -a -G sudo ubuntu_userīy default, all users belonging to the “ sudo” group are allowed to execute commands with root privileges via sudo utility. To grant this new user account with administrative privileges you should add the user to “ sudo” system group by issuing the below command. $ sudo chage -d0 ubuntu_userįor now, the new added user cannot perform administrative tasks via sudo utility.
#Set hyperterm default startup directory to ubuntu password
If this account will be assigned to another system admin, you can force the user to change its password at the first log in attempt by issuing the following command. Follow the adduser prompt to setup the user details and password. Make sure you setup a strong password to protect this account. This new account will be granted with root powers privileges via sudo command and will be used to perform administrative tasks in the system. In order to create a new account on the system, log in to the system with the account user with root privileges and create a new account with the below command. $ sudo apt autoremoveĪutoremove APT Packages and Cache Create New Account in Ubuntuīy default, as a security measure, the root account is completely disabled in Ubuntu. In order to remove all locally downloaded deb packages and all other apt-get caches, execute the below command.
#Set hyperterm default startup directory to ubuntu upgrade
$ sudo apt list -upgradableĪfter you’ve consulted the list of packages available for upgrading, issue the below command to start system upgrade process. $ sudo apt updateĪfter running the update command, you will see the number of available packages for upgrading process and the command used for listing the packages upgrades. To update Ubuntu server, to log in to server’s console with an account with root privileges or directly as root and run the below commands in order to perform the update and upgrade process. The first step you need to take care of in case of fresh installation of Ubuntu server or a new deployed Ubuntu VPS is to make sure the system and all system components, such as the kernel, the apt package manager and all other installed packages are up-to-date with the latest released versions and security patches.

The configurations explained in this topic are almost the same for all Ubuntu server systems, regarding of the underlying OS platform, whether Ubuntu is installed on a bare-metal server, in a private virtual machine or a virtual machine spinned-out in a VPS public cloud. This tutorial will guide you on the first basic steps you need to configure on a new installed Ubuntu server in order to increase security and reliability for your server.
