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Create an OS User in Linux

# Create a linux user
> sudo adduser <name> --home /home/<name>
> sudo usermod -aG sudo <username>
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adduser 
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command create an user in Linux OS but without sudo permission.

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usermod 
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add the user to specific OS group, in this case the group is sudo.

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