Intro to the Linux useradd command

Posted by bob on Oct 17, 2019 11:43 AM EDT
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Adding a user is one of the most fundamental exercises on any computer system; this article focuses on how to do it on a Linux system. Before getting started, I want to mention three fundamentals to keep in mind. First, like with most operating systems, Linux users need an account to be able to log in. This article specifically covers local accounts, not network accounts such as LDAP. Second, accounts have both a name (called a username) and a number (called a user ID). Third, users are typically placed into a group. Groups also have a name and group ID. read more

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