Jack Wallen walks you through creating new users and groups on Linux and adding those new users to the new groups.

If you need to add a new user to Linux, Jack Wallen is here to assure you the task isn't even remotely challenging.

UIDs and GIDs can get of out sync. For example, if you add a group using the groupadd command without specifying a group id, your system will assign the next available group id (in this case, 1067).

Introduction Linux, a powerhouse in the world of operating systems, is renowned for its robustness, security, and scalability. Central to these strengths is the effective management of users and ...

Use with caution You do not want to add every user to the sudoers file or the admin group. Use this with caution — otherwise, you risk jeopardizing system security.

Here's a quick guide to adding users and groups, and then how to add users to groups, all from the command line on the Linux platform.