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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/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 david
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
```
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