You Asked: How Do I Add a User Without Login Permissions in Linux?
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How do I add a user to non interactive shell?

Yes, change the shell in the password file (/etc/passwd) to some program that will not not allow a shell escape. if you want to be a bofh /bin/false will do exactly what you want. this command will serve the purpose of creating user who won’t get an interactive shell. An interactive shell interacts with the user.

Are there any accounts on a Linux system that do not have passwords?

On some Linux systems like Ubuntu and Kubuntu, the root user does not have a password set. … To perform tasks as root, the first user is given all sudo rights via the /etc/sudoers.

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