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Created Samstag 25 Januar 2020


Use useradd -> adduser despite more userfriendly can't add to multiple groups.


Default for sudo user

# useradd -c "<user's full name>" -s /bin/bash -m --groups sudo,adm,cdrom,plugdev,netdev <login name>


Default for normal user

# useradd -c "<user's full name>" -s /bin/bash -m --groups <additional groups> <login name>
-> Default user group with login name is created.


with specific user id

# useradd -c "<user's full name>" -s /bin/bash -m --groups <additional groups> -u <UID> <login name>


System user

# useradd -c "<user's full name>" -r --groups <additional groups> <login name>


specific UID

Add an UID inside a custom (non default) given range.
# useradd -c "<user's full name>" -r -K SYS_UID_MIN=<new start> -K SYS_UID_MAX=<new end> --groups <additional groups> <login name>
-K: Overwrites the defaults in /etc/login.defs.