How to add user in Ubuntu?

Question

In particular, what commands do I run from the terminal?

Answer 1

Without a home directory

sudo useradd myuser 

With home directory

 sudo useradd -m myuser 

Then set a password

 sudo passwd myuser 

Then install the shell

 sudo usermod -s /bin/bash myuser 

Answer 2

Here is the command that I almost always use (adding kevin user):

 useradd -d /home/kevin -s /bin/bash -m kevin 

Answer 3

Basically 2 teams for this ...

• useradd
• adduser (which is an earlier interface for useradd)

You must run them using root. Just read their manuals to find out how to use them.