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  1. @wyyder wyyder created this gist Jan 25, 2020.
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    # Add user.
    useradd -m username
    # -m creates a home directory for the user.

    # Set Password.
    passwd username

    # Set user group to sudo.
    usermod -a -G sudo username
    # -a option to add and ‘-G sudo’ means to add the user to the sudo group.

    chsh -s /bin/bash username
    # chsh command is used to change the login shell for a user.