useradd

command user

Create a new user account

Options

Username *

Create home directory (-m) Create home directory (-m)

Home directory path (-d)

Custom home directory path (default: /home/<user>)

User ID (-u)

Specific numeric UID

Primary group (-g)

Group name or GID

Supplementary groups (-G)

Comma-separated group names

Comment / full name (-c)

Account expiry date (-e)

YYYY-MM-DD format

System account (--system) System account (--system)

Create a system account (low UID, no aging)

sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash