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Add User

Be certain that the Lord is God; it is he who has made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep to whom he gives food.

Psalms 100:3 (BBE)


1.
 Go to Menu > Settings > Users and Groups


2.
 Click the [Add] button, enter your password and click the [Authenticate] button


3. Type in the Name and the Username and click the [OK] button

4. Choose to set the password/passphrase by hand or have it generated for you. Check the check box if you don’t want the new user’s password to be asked for on login. Click the [OK] button.


5. Click the [Advanced Settings] button


5. Fill out Contact Information (optional)


6. Check User Privileges check boxes (optional)


7. Change settings in the Advanced tab (optional)


If you’d like the new user to have sudo privileges as well, you may add them to the sudo group

Open a Terminal [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[T] and type:
sudo usermod -aG sudo username