Ubuntu 704 Server - Adding a new user

Added myself a new user (should have read the useradd man page first, should be able to set a lot of this all in one command)

  1. useradd
  2. sudo vi /etc/passwd to set group and default shell
  3. sudo vi /etc/group and add new user to the same groups as existing user
    Need to include group admin for sudo
  4. create the home directory /home/…
    chown username folder
    chgrp groupname folder

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