Frequent Question: What Is the Command to Add a New User in Linux?

To add/create a new user, all you’ve to follow the command ‘useradd’ or ‘adduser’ with ‘username’. The ‘username’ is a user login name, that is used by user to login into the system.

How do I add a new user in Linux?

How to Add a User to Linux

1. Log in as root.
2. Use the command useradd “name of the user” (for example, useradd roman)
3. Use su plus the name of the user you just added to log on.
4. “Exit” will log you out.

How do you create a new user account in Linux from the command line?

To create a user account from a shell prompt:

1. Open a shell prompt.
2. If you are not logged in as root, type the command su – and enter the root password.
3. Type useradd followed by a space and the username for the new account you are creating at the command line (for example, useradd jsmith).