accounts

This is the first part in a series on LInux Basics. Today, I’m going to give you a brief run-down on creating user accounts and creating groups from the linux command line. These aren’t difficult tasks, but often times it’s good to refresh the basics and have a reference to go back to. So, here we go.

How to add a user account

Creating a user account is a very straight forward process and nearly identical for all Linux distributions.

#  useradd username

Some distributions, such as Ubuntu, might have the root account disabled. If so, you will need to use sudo to gain root privileges to run a specific command. If you get a permission denied error, simply run this command instead.

#  sudo useradd username

How to set or change a password

Once you’ve created a user account, you will need to set a password. To do so, use the passwd command.

#  passwd username
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:

or

#  sudo passwd username
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:

How to create a new group

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