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Mini cheat sheet for Linux users setup

Posted on 04/04/202204/04/2022 by Edoardo

Here is a short list of commands on how to create a user in Linux and get started easily.

First of all login as root

Create a new user:

$ useradd <username>

Create a password for user

$ passwd <username>

Add user to sudo group:

$ usermod -aG sudo <username>

Create default user home folder:

$ mkhomedir_helper <username>

Edit default command line:

$ vi /etc/passwd

and replace /bin/sh with /bin/bash


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