useradd
Create a new user. See also: users, userdel, usermod. More information: <https://manned.org/useradd>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/useradd.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install passwd - Ubuntu
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apt-get install passwd -
Alpine
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apk add shadow - Arch Linux
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pacman -S shadow - Kali Linux
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apt-get install passwd - Fedora
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dnf install shadow-utils-2 - Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install passwd - Raspbian
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apt-get install passwd - Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/useradd
- Docker
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docker run cmd.cat/useradd useraddpowered by Commando
Create a new user. See also: users, userdel, usermod. More information: <https://manned.org/useradd>.
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Create a new user:
sudo useradd username -
Create a new user with the specified user id:
sudo useradd --uid id username -
Create a new user with the specified shell:
sudo useradd --shell path/to/shell username -
Create a new user belonging to additional groups (mind the lack of whitespace):
sudo useradd --groups group1,group2,... username -
Create a new user with the default home directory:
sudo useradd --create-home username -
Create a new user with the home directory filled by template directory files:
sudo useradd --skel path/to/template_directory --create-home username -
Create a new system user without the home directory:
sudo useradd --system username
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