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Create a User¶
Both adduser and useradd can be used to create a new user.
adduser is interactive while useradd is non-interactive.
It is suggested that you use useradd in batch mode
and adduser in non-batch mode.
useradd -o -m -u -g -d
groupadd -o -g Group¶
Add a user to a group.
gpasswd -a user_name group_nameGet information about a group.
getent group group_name
getent group group_id