useradd -m -d /home/userid -k /etc/skel -s /bin/bash -g users -c "User Name" userid -m, --create-home: Create user home directory -p, --password: Specify user password; skip to have it disabled -s, --shell: Default shell for logon user chpasswd <<<'userid:Pass@345' echo 'userid ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' >> /etc/sudoers sudo -i