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How to create user and group in CentOS 7

Well in this writeup we are going to show you a quick way to create a user and how to add a group in CentOS 7

First let us have a look at adding a new user in CentOS 7​

1. Log in to your server as the root user

ssh root@server_ip_address

2. Use the adduser command to adduser command to add a new user to your system.

Note: Be sure to replace the Username

3. Use the passwd command to update the new user’s password

Passwd username

Now set and confirm the new user and password at the prompt. Always a strong password is highly recommendable.

Creating a User Group​

1. To create a Group, you need to use a groupadd command.

Now add a user to the group

Adding a user to Group​

1. Use the usermod command to add the user to the wheel group.

usermod -a -G wheel username

2. Now to add users to multiple groups, use the command given below.

usermod -a -G group1,group2,group3 example username

So these was the basic commands you have to follow to create and to add the user in the group in Centos 7

Hope this was helpful!!!
 
To create a user and a group in CentOS 7, follow these steps:

1) Open the terminal window and log in as root user.

2) To create a new user, use the following command:

Replace "username" with the desired username.

3) To set the password for the new user, use the following command:

Replace "username" with the desired username.

4) To create a new group, use the following command:

Replace "groupname" with the desired group name.

5) To add the user to the group, use the following command:

Replace "groupname" with the name of the group and "username" with the name of the user.

6) To verify the user and group creation, use the following command to list all users:

And to list all groups, use the following command:

7) To verify the user is a member of the group, use the following command:

Replace "username" with the desired username.
 
Well in this writeup we are going to show you a quick way to create a user and how to add a group in CentOS 7

First let us have a look at adding a new user in CentOS 7​

1. Log in to your server as the root user

ssh root@server_ip_address

2. Use the adduser command to adduser command to add a new user to your system.

Note: Be sure to replace the Username

3. Use the passwd command to update the new user’s password

Passwd username

Now set and confirm the new user and password at the prompt. Always a strong password is highly recommendable.

Creating a User Group​

1. To create a Group, you need to use a groupadd command.

Now add a user to the group

Adding a user to Group​

1. Use the usermod command to add the user to the wheel group.

usermod -a -G wheel username
To add a new user in CentOS 7, follow these steps:

  1. Open the terminal and log in as the root user using the command su.
  2. Use the useradd command to create a new user account. For example, to create a user named "john", use the following command:
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useradd john

  1. Set a password for the new user with the passwd command:
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passwd john

  1. You will be prompted to enter a new password for the user, and then confirm it by entering it again.
  2. Optionally, you can add the new user to a specific group using the usermod command. For example, to add the user "john" to the "users" group, use the following command:
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usermod -a -G users john

  1. Verify the new user was added successfully by using the id command:
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id john

This will display the user information for the new user, including their user ID, primary group, and any additional groups they belong to.

With these steps, you should now have successfully added a new user in CentOS 7.

2. Now to add users to multiple groups, use the command given below.

usermod -a -G group1,group2,group3 example username

So these was the basic commands you have to follow to create and to add the user in the group in Centos 7

Hope this was helpful!!!
 
Sure, here are the steps to create a user and group in CentOS 7:

  1. Open a terminal window on your CentOS 7 system.
  2. To create a new group, run the following command:
    Code:
    sudo groupadd group_name
    Replace group_name with the name of the group you want to create.
  3. To create a new user, run the following command:
    Code:
    sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash -G group_name username
    Replace group_name with the name of the group you created in step 2, and replace username with the name of the user you want to create.
    The -m flag will create a home directory for the user, and the -s /bin/bash flag will set the default shell for the user to Bash.
  4. Set a password for the new user with the following command:
    Code:
    sudo passwd username
    Replace username with the name of the user you created.
  5. Optionally, you can add the user to additional groups using the usermod command. For example, to add a user to the sudo group, run the following command:
    Code:
    sudo usermod -aG sudo username
    Replace username with the name of the user you created.
That's it! You've successfully created a new user and group in CentOS 7.
 

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