adduser

Add users and groups to the system, with configurable home directories, shells, and UID/GID ranges.

$ adduser

Username

Full name / GECOS (--comment)Login shell (--shell)

Disable login (--disabled-login)Disable password (--disabled-password)

Examples

# Create a regular user
adduser johndoe

# Create with specific shell and comment
adduser --shell /bin/zsh --comment "John Doe,,," johndoe

# Create without a home directory
adduser --no-create-home johndoe

# Create with specific UID and disabled login
adduser --uid 1500 --disabled-login johndoe