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

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How to use the useradd command: Create a new user. See also: users, userdel, usermod. More information: <https://manned.org/useradd>.

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 {{[-u|--uid]}} {{id}} {{username}}

Create a new user with the specified shell:

sudo useradd {{[-s|--shell]}} {{path/to/shell}} {{username}}

Create a new user belonging to additional groups (mind the lack of whitespace):

sudo useradd {{[-G|--groups]}} {{group1,group2,...}} {{username}}

Create a new user with the default home directory:

sudo useradd {{[-m|--create-home]}} {{username}}

Create a new user with the home directory filled by template directory files:

sudo useradd {{[-k|--skel]}} {{path/to/template_directory}} {{[-m|--create-home]}} {{username}}

Create a new system user without the home directory:

sudo useradd {{[-r|--system]}} {{username}}

Create a new user

sudo useradd {{username}}

Create a new user with the specified user ID

sudo useradd {{[-u|--uid]}} {{id}} {{username}}

Create a new user with the specified shell

sudo useradd {{[-s|--shell]}} {{path/to/shell}} {{username}}

Create a new user belonging to additional groups (mind the lack of whitespace)

sudo useradd {{[-G|--groups]}} {{group1,group2,...}} {{username}}

Create a new user with the default home directory

sudo useradd {{[-m|--create-home]}} {{username}}

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