Oct
12
2015
How to create a user in linux
By abernal
In order to create a user within a linux environment follow these steps
Required data
- username = user alias to be asigned
Sample data
- username = alejandro
Process
1. Issue the useradd command to create a locked user account:
[root@sandbox www]# useradd abernal
2. Unlock the account by issuing the passwd command to assign a password and set password aging guidelines:
[root@sandbox www]# passwd abernal