Tag: useradd

  • useradd

    To create a user, run

    useradd -m -s /bin/bash USERNAME

    -m = create home directory.
    -s = specify location of shell.

    To create a user with custom home directory, use

    useradd -d /var/www -s /bin/bash USERNAME

    Create User with Specific User id

    Create the user “serverok” with uid 4223, run

    useradd -u 4223 serverok

    Create User to Run System Service

    -r option select gid/uid for running system service.

    groupadd -r prometheus
useradd -r -g prometheus -s /sbin/nologin -d /usr/hostonnet/prometheus/ -c "prometheus Daemons" prometheus

    Related commands

    Create, delete, and modify local user accounts

    Add: useradd
Delete: userdel
Modify: usermod

    Create, delete and modify local groups and group memberships

    Add: groupadd
Delete: groupdel
Modify: groupmod

    To add a user to sudo/wheel group, see usermod