= UserAdd =

'''`useradd(8)`''' creates a user.

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== Installation ==

[[Linux]] and [[BSD]] distributions will either have `useradd(8)` pre-installed, or direct users to instead use [[AddUser|adduser(8)]].

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== Usage ==

{{{
useradd USERNAME
}}}

There are different opinions regarding how explicit to be with user groups (i.e. the group named the same as a user with the user as the only member). Above, the group is created implicitly. Sometimes the user group is created first with [[GroupAdd|groupadd(8)]] and set as an option.

{{{
groupadd example
useradd --gid example example
}}}

This is more useful when forcing a specific ID.

{{{
groupadd --gid 1234 example
useradd --uid 1234 --gid example example
}}}



=== UserMod ===

To modify an exising user, such as adding them to a new secondary group, use '''`usermod(8)`'''.

{{{
usermod --append --groups wheel example
}}}



=== UserDel ===

To delete a user (along with all of their files), use '''`userdel(8)`'''.

{{{
userdel --remove --selinux-user USERNAME
}}}

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== See also ==

[[https://man.archlinux.org/man/useradd.8|useradd(8)]]

[[https://man.archlinux.org/man/usermod.8|usermod(8)]]

[[https://man.archlinux.org/man/userdel.8|userdel(8)]]



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