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useradd

Useradd With Specific uid and guid

Here’s the command to create a Linux user with a specific user id and group id.

sudo groupadd -r -g 1234567 username
sudo useradd -r -u 1234567 -g 1234567 -m -d /home/username -s /bin/bash nexus -c "my new account"

Linux Useradd

Here’s the command to add a Linux user.

useradd -m -s $(which bash) -G sudo ulysses

-m creates a home directory. -s selects a shell. -G adds user to a sudo group.