= BSD Users =

A '''user''' can refer to either a '''local user''' that a real person uses interactively or a '''system user''' that is used to set permissions on system processes.

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== Creating Users ==

See [[AddUser|adduser(8)]]. It can be used interactively.



=== Privileged Users ===

Standard practice is that privileged users are in the `wheel` group. Only these users can `su(1)` to set their UID to root.

Therefore, to escalate a user's privileges, try

{{{
adduser USERNAME wheel
}}}



=== Custom Groups ===

To create a custom group, see [[AddGroup|addgroup(8)]].

{{{
addgroup GROUPNAME
adduser USERNAME GROUPNAME
}}}



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