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Written by Zack MIlls
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Friday, 08 January 2010 12:48 |
To add a user. NOTE: do not use the useradd command.
# sudo adduser <username>
To see the options for adding a user try the man command.
# man adduser
Groups
You might also wish to create a new group for your users.
# sudo addgroup <groupname>
To add a new user to a existing group you would do this:
# sudo adduser <username> audio
To add an existing user to an existing group you can use the same command:
# sudo adduser <username> <groupname>
or
# sudo usermod -G <groupname> <username>
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