TLDR Search

Enter a command. For example: pinout, xed, lvm, lrztar, sherlock.

useradd

Create a new user. See also: users, userdel, usermod. More information: https://manned.org/useradd.

• Create a new user:
   
  sudo useradd {{username}}
   
• Create a new user with the specified user id:
   
  sudo useradd --uid {{id}} {{username}}
   
• Create a new user with the specified shell:
   
  sudo useradd --shell {{path/to/shell}} {{username}}
   
• Create a new user belonging to additional groups (mind the lack of whitespace):
   
  sudo useradd --groups {{group1,group2,...}} {{username}}
   
• Create a new user with the default home directory:
   
  sudo useradd --create-home {{username}}
   
• Create a new user with the home directory filled by template directory files:
   
  sudo useradd --skel {{path/to/template_directory}} --create-home {{username}}
   
• Create a new system user without the home directory:
   
  sudo useradd --system {{username}}