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adduser

List of commands for adduser:

  • adduser:tldr:30921 adduser: Create a new user belonging to the specified group.
    $ adduser --ingroup ${group} ${username}
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  • adduser:tldr:81602 adduser: Create a new user with the specified shell set as the login shell.
    $ adduser --shell ${path-to-shell} ${username}
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  • adduser:tldr:90d0f adduser: Create a new user with a default home directory and prompt the user to set a password.
    $ adduser ${username}
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  • adduser:tldr:bb7e3 adduser: Create a new user with a home directory at the specified path.
    $ adduser --home ${path-to-home} ${username}
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  • adduser:tldr:d9117 adduser: Create a new user without a home directory.
    $ adduser --no-create-home ${username}
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