tldr/pages/linux/useradd.md

# useradd

> Create a new user.

- Create new user:

`useradd {{name}}`

- Create new user with a default home directory:

`useradd --create-home {{name}}`

- Create new user with specified shell:

`useradd --shell {{path/to/shell}} {{name}}`

- Create new user belonging to additional groups (mind the lack of whitespace):

`useradd --groups {{group1,group2}} {{name}}`

- Create new system user without a home directory:

`useradd --no-create-home --system {{name}}`
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Make tcpdump, wall and useradd match formatting. 2014-08-18 07:22:39 +01:00			`useradd {{name}}`
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Converted all arguments to the long form 2016-09-10 19:35:35 +01:00			`useradd --create-home {{name}}`
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multiple pages: Unify file path syntax to indicate a 'path to' (#4816) 2020-10-28 17:19:43 +00:00			`useradd --shell {{path/to/shell}} {{name}}`
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Reworded other example to aid simplicity. 2016-09-10 19:34:16 +01:00			`- Create new user belonging to additional groups (mind the lack of whitespace):`
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Converted all arguments to the long form 2016-09-10 19:35:35 +01:00			`useradd --groups {{group1,group2}} {{name}}`
Add command to create a system user to useradd. Creating a new system user is common administrative task on the average linux server. Adding the appropriate command to tldr-pages will be rather useful, since it isn't something you do every day and is easy to forget. 2016-09-10 10:45:36 +01:00
			`- Create new system user without a home directory:`

			`useradd --no-create-home --system {{name}}`