// Log in to your server as the root user. local$ ssh root@server_ip_address // Use the adduser command to add a new user to your system. // Be sure to replace username with the user that you want to create. # adduser username // Set and confirm the new user's password at the prompt. A strong password is highly recommended! Set password prompts: Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully // Follow the prompts to set the new user's information. // It is fine to accept the defaults to leave all of this information blank. User information prompts: Changing the user information for username Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default Full Name []: Room Number []: Work Phone []: Home Phone []: Other []: Is the information correct? [Y/n] // Use the usermod command to add the user to the sudo group. // By default, on Ubuntu, members of the sudo group have sudo privileges. # usermod -aG sudo username // add ssh keygen - generate ssh keygen - copy public key to authorized_keys - reload sshd