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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 …

There are several ways to add users to a group in Linux. The following uses the sudo group as illustration.

1. gpasswd, usermod and adduser can all be used to add a user to a given group. However, it is suggested that you use gpasswd as it is more portable and …