adduser

Adds a new user (Debian/Ubuntu specific).

Ubuntu Debian Mint Pop!_OS Elementary OS Kali

Verified: 2025-10-08

Syntax

$adduser [OPTIONS] USER

Examples

$adduser john

$adduser --home /home/john john

Typical use cases

Standard usage

adduser --help

Note Interactive tool for user creation. See also <a class='link-badge' href='?query=useradd'>useradd</a> for the standard command.

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