# create a new user
# sudo useradd meowmeow -m -p '123badpassword'
sudo useradd meowmeow -m
# set password manually
sudo passwd meowmeow
# add to sudo
sudo usermod -aG sudo meowmeow
-m
or --create-home
creates the user’s home dircetory
-p
let’s you set the password
-k
or --skel
adds skeleton files to home dircetory (you need to pass an argument). e.g. useradd meowmeow -m -k '/etc/skel/*'
-aG
will append the the user to (supplimentary) group(s)
# TEST sudo powers
su meowmeow # switch to meowmeow
sudo apt update # try a sudo command
# manually copying skel files
sudo cp -r /etc/skel/.* /home/meowmeow
# remove the user and it's home dir
sudo userdel -r meowmeow