{"id":5862,"date":"2024-03-14T03:29:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T03:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-new-user-in-ubuntu\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T20:32:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:32:22","slug":"how-to-add-a-new-user-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-new-user-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu Add User: Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

To add a new user in Ubuntu, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. To open the terminal, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + T.<\/li>\n
  2. Enter the following command to log in as the root user:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    sudo su -\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. Enter the following command to add a new user (replace “newuser” with the username you want to add):<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      adduser newuser\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        \n
      1. Enter the password and other relevant information to complete the process of creating a new user.<\/li>\n
      2. To confirm that the new user has been successfully created, you can view their information by using the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        cat \/etc\/passwd | grep newuser\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          \n
        1. If you need to grant new users sudo privileges, you can add them to the sudo group.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          usermod -aG sudo newuser\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          By following the steps above, you can successfully add a new user and assign necessary permissions in Ubuntu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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