Create new user on Ubuntu

Question

How do I create a new user on Ubuntu?

Answer 1

Hey @Eric, 

Follow these steps:

• Go to your terminal 
• Execute this command

sudo useradd -d /home/path/ -m user-name

• It might show a working saying 

useradd: warning: the home directory already exists.
Not copying any file from skel directory into it.

• But it's just a warning and not an error so your user has been created and now you can set a password.

sudo passwd user-name

• This command will promt you to type and retype the password.
• You know the password is succesfully updated when you see this message

passwd: password updated successfully