How To Add A New User In Ubuntu 25.04 (Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners)

To create a new user on an Ubuntu 25.04 server, follow these steps. These commands should be run as root or with  sudo .

🧑‍💻 Step-by-step to Create a New User

1. Log in to your server :

ssh your-username@your-server-ip

2. Create a new user :

Replace  newusername  with the desired username.

sudo adduser newusername

This command will :

• Create the user
• Set the home directory
• Prompt you to create a password
• Ask for optional user info (you can skip by pressing Enter)

3. Add the user to the  sudo  group (optional) :

If you want the user to have administrative privileges :

sudo usermod -aG sudo newusername

4. Verify the user was created :

id newusername

✅ (Optional) Enable SSH Login for New User

If you want the user to log in via SSH :

1. Switch to the new user temporarily :

sudo su - newusername

2. Create   .ssh   directory and set permissions :

mkdir ~/.ssh
chmod 700 ~/.ssh

3. Add a public SSH key to  authorized_keys  :

Paste the key into this file :

nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

4. Exit back to your original user :

exit

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