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Linux: useradd and userdel

Posted on February 23, 2021 By rich No Comments on Linux: useradd and userdel
Create a user
useradd <username>

Create a user with different home directory
useradd -d /Engineers/Projects/ <username>

Create a user with an account expiry date
This is useful if you need to create a temporary account.
useradd -e 2016-02-07 <username>

Add a user to multiple groups
useradd -G admins,webadmin,developer

Delete a user
userdel <username>

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