Add user on Ubuntu
11 March 2022 (Updated 3 August 2025)
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Create user
Create user with home directory.
sudo useradd -m <user>
Create user without home directory.
sudo useradd <user>
Set user password
sudo passwd <user>
Set the shell
sudo usermod -s /bin/bash <user>
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Unix users
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