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