How do I add a user in Ubuntu? [closed]

Question

Specifically, what commands do I run from the terminal?

Jahdai

Answer 1

Without a home directory

sudo useradd myuser

With home directory

sudo useradd -m myuser

Then set the password

sudo passwd myuser

Then set the shell

sudo usermod -s /bin/bash myuser

Jahdai

unfortunately, I indeed follow this to add a user, and then get the error 'Access denied' when I try to sign in with it. What's wrong with it? – Anticlerical

Answer 2

Here's the command I almost always use (adding user kevin):

useradd -d /home/kevin -s /bin/bash -m kevin

Ipoh

Answer 3

There's basicly 2 commands to do this...

• useradd
• adduser (which is a frendlier front end to useradd)

You have to run them has root. Just read their manuals to find out how to use them.

Practiced

The adduser is so efficiently. – Blankbook