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Create a new user, put them in sudoer file, and give them a home directory
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#create user and give him a home directory
useradd -m USERNAME
passwd USERNAME
#put user in sudoer file
sudo usermod -aG sudo <username>
#make sure user uses a bash shell, so .bashrc will work
chsh -s /bin/bash <username>
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