How to create a new user and set a password in linux

In Linux, you can use the "useradd username" command to create a new user; then use the "passwd username" command to set a password for the created user. You need to enter the password twice to ensure that the password is correct. . The newly created user will create a username directory under "/home".

The operating environment of this tutorial: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 system, Dell G3 computer.

linuxCreate a new user and set a password

Create user testuser

useradd testuser

Set a password for the created user testuser

passwd testuser

Note: The newly created user will create a user directory testuser under /home

• usermod --help Modify the relevant parameters of this command for the user

• userdel testuser Delete user testuser

• ##rm -rf testuser Delete the directory where user testuser is located

locate useradd

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tail -3 passwd command to display only the last three lines of information in the file (which is also the information I am concerned about)

su 用户名

• groupadd testgroup Adding a group

• groupdel testgroup Deleting a group

ctrl c to terminate the shutdown command.

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