Create a new user on Ubuntu

Create and grant privileges to user on Ubuntu via command line

Creating a new user on Ubuntu is just one command away. With adduser command, you can create a user. After creating the user, you can assign group


adduser user_name

Check the following snapshot of the terminal where I have created a user name lokesh. Once you hit the command you have to fill in few other details or you can leave it blank.

adduser Command Ubuntu

Once the user is added, a directory is created for the user in the /home directory. For lokesh, the home directory is /home/lokesh.

Home Directory for User on Ubuntu

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Create a new user on Ubuntu

Create and grant privileges to user on Ubuntu via command line

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