What is the difference between user and account?

Is a user account a user?

An established relationship between a user and a computer, network or information service. User accounts are assigned a username. Passwords are optional for computers and networks, but mandatory for registrations and subscriptions to online services.

What are the different types of user accounts?

These accounts are system account, superuser account, regular user account, and guest user account.

What is user and group account?

The components of user account information are described in User Account Components. When you set up a user account, you can add the user to predefined groups of users. A typical use of groups is to set up group permissions on a file and directory, which allows access only to users who are part of that group.

What is a normal user?

The normal user account for a person is also called an interactive account or a standard user account. Such users can usually be used to log in using a password and can be used for running programs on the computer.