zettel/c4e96daf.md

date	tags
2020-12-13T16:43	server admin tech

adding a new user account on a linux system

adduser $USER
usermod -aG sudo $USER
# if account requires password-less elevation:
sudo visudo  # add an entry like: $USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
# confirm that the account works as expected
su - $USER