{"id":12588,"date":"2022-09-11T07:02:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T11:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/?p=12588"},"modified":"2022-09-11T07:31:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T11:31:57","slug":"initial-server-setup-for-ubuntu-22-04-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/initial-server-setup-for-ubuntu-22-04-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial Server Setup for Ubuntu 22.04 Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When you first create a new Ubuntu server, you should perform some important configuration steps that will increase the security and usability of your server and give you a good foundation usage of your system. In this tutorial we will focus on initial server setup for Ubuntu 22.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Initial Server Setup for Ubuntu 22.04<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Step 1 \u2014 Creating a New User<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When you first access your Ubuntu 22.04 server after installation, you will do so as root user. The root user is the administrative user in a Linux environment with elevated privileges. Because of that, users are discouraged from using it regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n