adduser

User addition utility.

• Create a new user with a default home directory and prompt the user to set a password:

adduser {username}

• Create a new user without a home directory:

adduser --no-create-home {username}

• Create a new user with a home directory at the specified path:

adduser --home {path/to/home} {username}

• Create a new user with the specified shell set as the login shell:

adduser --shell {path/to/shell} {username}

• Create a new user belonging to the specified group:

adduser --ingroup {group} {username}

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