Creating a User Account on Linux

This is an example of how to create a user account on a Linux system.

note

This is for illustrative purposes only. Consult the Linux documentation for your system before attempting to create a user account.

To create a user account on Linux:

1. Create the user account.

   • useradd -m risc

2. Set the user's password.

   • passwd risc

3. Configure the PATH and LC_ALL variables for the user account by modifying the shell initialization files.

   • echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/sbin' >> ~/.bashrc
   • echo 'export LC_ALL=C' >> ~/.bashrc

useradd -m risc

passwd risc

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/sbin' >> ~/.bashrc

echo 'export LC_ALL=C' >> ~/.bashrc