ø# [[Adding New Users in Ubuntu]] _Created: 2025-08-30_ | #linux #ubuntu | [[010 System Administration MOC|System Administration]] Use `adduser` instead of `useradd` as it is a more complete user creation tool - It will prompt for the passwd - It will create home directory - It will create a private group for the user as per the Debian's [User Private Groups](https://wiki.debian.org/UserPrivateGroups) convention where users are not added to a common users group as their primary group. - Asks for full name, etc To make the user an admin, add them to the `sudo` group. To give permission to view logs in `/var/log`, you can add them to the `adm` group. ```bash $ gpasswd -a rinku sudo Adding user rinku to group sudo $ gpasswd -a rinku adm Adding user rinku to group adm ```