Create user in linux

Create user in linux

  Use the adduser command to add a new user to your system.

Be sure to replace username with the user that you want to create.

adduser username

Use the passwd command to update the new user’s password.

Set password for a user in linux

passwd username

Set and confirm the new user’s password at the prompt. A strong password is highly recommended!

Set password prompts: Changing…

adduser : Linux Command- Create New User account

What is adduser command? In Linux, a ‘useradd‘ command is a low-level utility that is used for adding/creating user accounts in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. The ‘adduser‘ is much similar to useradd command, because it is just a symbolic link to it. To create a new user account under any Linux distribution use command called useradd. The system administrator is responsible for…