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+title: Adding a User in Arch Linux
+date: 2020-06-15
+description: Use the command line to add a user in Arch Linux
+tags: [Arch]
+---
+
+In a [previous post](/posts/2020-05-25/installing_arch_linux_on_a_x220_thinkpad) I installed Arch Linux on my Thinkpad X220. Since it was a very minimal install there are no user accounts except for the root user. So to add myself as a user I need to use the *useradd* command.
+
+```shell
+$ useradd -m -s /bin/bash david
+```
+
+I used the below options with the command.
+
+- *-m* Create the home directory for this account.
+- *-s /bin/bash* Make *bash* the login shell for this account.
+- *david* The name of the new user. 
+
+This creates a new account for me and also ensures that a home directory is created as */home/david*. 
+
+The new account will require a password so assign one with the *passwd* command.
+
+```shell
+$ passwd
+
+New password:
+Retype new password:
+passwd: password updated successfully
+```