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Add a New Linux User on Your VPS or Dedicated Server

Add a New Linux User on Your Cloud VPS or Dedicated Server

  1. SSH in as root.
  2. Create user: adduser alice then passwd alice.
  3. (Optional) Sudo: usermod -aG wheel alice (Alma/Rocky) or usermod -aG sudo alice (Ubuntu).
Avoid daily use of root; use sudoers instead.

  • vps, dedicated server, linux

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