Day 2: Temporary User Setup with Expiry

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Objective

As part of the temporary assignment to the Nautilus project, a developer named yousuf requires access for a limited duration. To ensure smooth access management, a temporary user account with an expiry date is needed. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Create a user named yousuf on App Server 1 in Stratos Datacenter. Set the expiry date to 2026-01-28, ensuring the user is created in lowercase as per standard protocol.

Steps

1. Follow Day 1 to connect with the remote server.
2. Run the following command to create user yusuf:

   sudo useradd -e 2026-01-28 yousuf

   -e flag indicates expiry.
3. Verify

   sudo chage -l yousuf

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