Add New Users

Command-line To add a user you must use the sudo command (for an explanation of what that means, see the RootSudo page). Here are the commands:

To add a user. NOTE: do not use the useradd command.

# sudo adduser To see the options for adding a user try the man command.

# man adduserYou might also wish to create a new group for your users.

# sudo addgroup To add a new user to a existing group you would do this:

# sudo adduser audioTo add an existing user to an existing group you can use the same command:

# sudo adduser