User management in Linux
The following table explains how Okta Privileged Access manages users on Linux servers.
| Area | Notes | 
|---|---|
| Usernames | 
                                                                     By default, Okta Privileged Access creates server usernames that follow the most restrictive Linux naming conventions. Usernames can contain lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), dashes (-), and underscores (_), can't be a reserved name, and have a maximum length of 32 characters. In the event a username collision occurs, an attempt is made to differentiate between users by appending a number to the server username.  | 
                                                            
| Server account permissions | 
                                                                     The permissions that users are assigned when they log into server resources with their individual accounts are restricted to end user, non-administrative permissions.  | 
                                                            
| User creation | 
                                                                     Users are created and configured on Linux using standard tools, such as useradd and groupmod.  | 
                                                            
| User and group updates | 
                                                                     Standard tools are used to manage user and group updates, such as usermod, groupadd, and groupmod.  | 
                                                            
| User deletion | 
                                                                     Users are deleted with userdel.  | 
                                                            
