Creating a user using `adduser` command: `sudo adduser username` Creating a user using `useradd` command: ``` sudo useradd -d /home/username -m username -d - specifies home directory path -m - creates that directory if doesn't exist ``` ### See also 1. [[What’s the difference between useradd and adduser?]] 2. [[What etc-skel directory is used for?]] ### Reference 1.