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- How to Add a User on Ubuntu 22.04<\/a><\/li>\n
- How to Remove a User on Ubuntu 22.04<\/a><\/li>\n
- Conclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/a>How to Add a User on Ubuntu 22.04<\/h2>\n
You can add user on Ubuntu 22.04 using:<\/p>\n
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- Terminal<\/a><\/li>\n
- GUI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/a>How to Add a User on Ubuntu 22.04 Through Terminal<\/h2>\n
The new user can be added on Ubuntu through the:<\/p>\n
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- adduser Command<\/a><\/li>\n
- useradd Command<\/a><\/li>\n
- newusers Command<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/a>Method 1: Add User on Ubuntu 22.04 Using the adduser Command<\/h3>\n
The adduser<\/strong> command creates a new user on the Linux system. It creates a home directory and configures the system for the new user side by side. Let’s check the instructions to add the user on Ubuntu 22.04.<\/p>\n
Syntax:<\/strong><\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> adduser [<\/span>Username]<\/span><\/div><\/div>\nNote:<\/strong> Remember to replace the [username] <\/strong>with the your desired username. For system users, add the \u201c–system<\/strong>\u201d flag.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Add a Regular User on Ubuntu 22.04<\/h3>\n
Type the below command and execute it to add a user on Ubuntu 22.04:<\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> adduser johnny<\/div><\/div>\nYou will be asked to:<\/p>\n
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- Type the new user password and retype to confirm.<\/li>\n
- Write your Full Name, Room Number, and Phone, or skip it by pressing the Enter <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n
- Approve the information by entering Y<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-1.png\")
<\/p>\nOnce the user is created, type the given command to verify whether the user was added successfully:<\/p>\n
id<\/span> johnny<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-2.png\")
<\/p>\n<\/a>Add a System User on Ubuntu 22.04<\/h3>\n
Specify the username with the \u201c–system<\/strong>\u201d flag to add the system user on Ubuntu:<\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> adduser --system<\/span> johnny1<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-3.png\")
<\/p>\nVerify the user creation by executing the given command:<\/p>\n
id<\/span> johnny1<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-4.png\")
<\/p>\nNote: <\/strong>By default, the command used to add a system user doesn\u2019t allow you to set the password for a specific system user. You have to manually set the password for the system user by using the below-given command:<\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> passwd<\/span> johnny1<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-5.png\")
<\/p>\nNote: <\/strong>If you created a system user, you may face an issue accessing the terminal from the system user account. If you encounter such an error, you can manually set it by first log in to the administrator account, and then running the following command to enable shell access for the system user:<\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> chsh<\/span> -s<\/span> \/<\/span>bin\/<\/span>bash<\/span> johnny1<\/div><\/div>\nReplace the username<\/strong> with your username:<\/p>\n
![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-6.png\")
<\/p>\n<\/a>Method 2: Add User on Ubuntu 22.04 Using the Useradd Command<\/h3>\n
The useradd <\/strong>command can also be used to create a new user on Ubuntu 22.04. However, by default, the useradd <\/strong>command does not create a home directory and does not configure the newly created user configurations.<\/p>\n
Syntax<\/strong><\/p>\n
Let\u2019s start by understanding the syntax:<\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> useradd <<\/span>options><\/span> <<\/span>username><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nWhere options include:<\/p>\n
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- -b<\/strong>: base directory<\/li>\n
- -c<\/strong>: comment<\/li>\n
- -r<\/strong>: system<\/li>\n
- -p<\/strong>: password<\/li>\n
- -N<\/strong>: no user group<\/li>\n
- -s<\/strong>: shell<\/li>\n
- -u<\/strong>: user id<\/li>\n
- -h<\/strong>: help<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/a>Add Regular User on Ubuntu 22.04<\/h3>\n
Execute the useradd<\/strong> command with the username (without any options) to create a regular user:<\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> useradd james<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-7.png\")
<\/p>\nCheck whether the new user was created on Ubuntu by executing the id command followed by the username:<\/p>\n
id<\/span> james<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-8.png\")
<\/p>\n<\/a>Set or Change the User Password on Ubuntu 22.04<\/h3>\n
For a user on Ubuntu, you can set or change the password using the below command:<\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> passwd<\/span> james<\/div><\/div>\nAfter the command execution, type the new password and retype to confirm:<\/p>\n
![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-9.png\")
<\/p>\n<\/a>Add System User on Ubuntu 22.04<\/h3>\n
To add a system user using the useradd <\/strong>command, execute the given command:<\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> useradd --system<\/span> kevin1<\/div><\/div>\nNote<\/strong>: You can also use the -r <\/strong>option instead of the –system<\/strong> flag to add a system user in Ubuntu:<\/p>\n
![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-10.png\")
<\/p>\nVerify the username using:<\/p>\n
id<\/span> kevin1<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-11.png\")
<\/p>\n<\/a>Create and Add a User to the Group<\/h3>\n
The useradd<\/strong> command allows you to create and add a specific user to the group using a single command:<\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> useradd -G<\/span> linuxways jimmy<\/div><\/div>\nThe -G <\/strong>denotes the group, and we have assigned the group to it by the name of linuxways, followed by the username <\/strong>to be created:<\/p>\n
![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-12.png\")
<\/p>\nVerify the user creation and addition to the group by executing the id command followed by the username:<\/p>\n
id<\/span> jimmy<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-13.png\")
<\/p>\nNote:<\/strong> When adding a system user, you can not set the password for the specific user. However, you can set the system user password manually by executing the given command:<\/p>\n
sudo<\/span> passwd<\/span> jimmy<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-14.png\")
<\/p>\n<\/a>Method 3: Add User on Ubuntu 22.04 Using the newusers Command<\/h3>\n
The newusers<\/strong><\/a> command creates or updates the new users in bulk including regular and system users. The newusers<\/strong> command is mostly used in big IT companies where system administrators add a batch of users to the operating system. To add users in the batch using the newusers command, you have to create a text file first.<\/p>\n
Syntax<\/strong><\/p>\n
Here is how to add the new user details in the text file:<\/p>\n
User_name:Password:User_ID:Group_ID:User_Info:Home_Directory:Default_Shell<\/div><\/div>\nWhere,<\/p>\n
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- User_name:<\/strong> type the username you want to create<\/li>\n
- Password:<\/strong> enter the username\u2019s password<\/li>\n
- User_ID:<\/strong> refers to the user ID to be created in the system<\/li>\n
- Group_ID:<\/strong> refer to the group ID in the system<\/li>\n
- User_Info:<\/strong> user information such as full name<\/li>\n
- Home_Directory:<\/strong> refers to the user\u2019s home directory<\/li>\n
- Default_Shell:<\/strong> refers to the default shell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Check the stepwise guide below to add multiple regular users on the Ubuntu system through the newusers<\/strong> command.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Step 1: Create a File and Add the Users Data<\/h3>\n
To create a batch of regular users, first, we need to create a text file to add the users to it using the nano<\/strong> text editor in the Terminal. For that, run the given command:<\/p>\n
nano<\/span> regular-user.txt<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-15.png\")
<\/p>\nLet’s add six users including their details in the text file. A new line must separate each user detail:<\/p>\n
linuxways1:pswd@<\/span>123:1001<\/span>:1001<\/span>::\/<\/span>home\/<\/span>linuxways1:\/<\/span>bin\/<\/span>sh<\/span>
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\nlinuxways2:pswd@<\/span>123:1002<\/span>:1002<\/span>::\/<\/span>home\/<\/span>linuxways2:\/<\/span>bin\/<\/span>sh<\/span>
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\nlinuxways3:pswd@<\/span>123:1003<\/span>:1002<\/span>::\/<\/span>home\/<\/span>linuxways3:\/<\/span>bin\/<\/span>sh<\/span>
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\nlinuxways4:pswd@<\/span>123:1004<\/span>:1004<\/span>::\/<\/span>home\/<\/span>linuxways4:\/<\/span>bin\/<\/span>sh<\/span>
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\nlinuxways5:pswd@<\/span>123:1005<\/span>:1005<\/span>::\/<\/span>home\/<\/span>linuxways5:\/<\/span>bin\/<\/span>sh<\/span>
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\nlinuxways6:pswd@<\/span>123:1006<\/span>:1006<\/span>::\/<\/span>home\/<\/span>linuxways6:\/<\/span>bin\/<\/span>sh<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/word-image-25313-16.png\")
<\/p>\nSave the data and exit the file.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Step 2: Add Users to the Ubuntu System<\/h3>\n
Provide that \u201c.txt<\/strong>\u201d file to the newusers<\/strong> command (as an argument), as shown below:<\/p>\n
- Password:<\/strong> enter the username\u2019s password<\/li>\n
- -c<\/strong>: comment<\/li>\n
- Approve the information by entering Y<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- useradd Command<\/a><\/li>\n
- GUI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- How to Remove a User on Ubuntu 22.04<\/a><\/li>\n