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Specifically, what commands do I run from the terminal?

+3  A: 

Without a home directory

sudo useradd myuser

With home directory

sudo useradd -m myuser

Then set the password

sudo passwd myuser
quackingduck
+4  A: 

There's basicly 2 commands to do this...

  • useradd
  • adduser (which is a frendlier front end to useradd)

You have to run them has root. Just read their manuals to find out how to use them.

skinp
A: 

Here's the command I almost always use (adding user kevin):

useradd -d /home/kevin -s /bin/bash -m kevin

I always forget the switches, so I always have to look it up, so I just bookmarked it here -> https://www.aplacetocode.com/tutorials/first-time-server-tutorial/

Liberty