How do I add or delete user accounts?

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How do I add or delete user accounts in Ubuntu?

I know that the "useradd" command could be used to do this, but I hear that Ubuntu has some other command-line tool and some GUI somewhere, either one of which I could use to make adding, deleting, and otherwise managing user accounts much easier and less error-prone.

(An ideal answer will also mention the standard stuff a sysadmin should do immediately after creating a typical new user account -- using Diceware to generate a new memorable password, etc.).

Just for GUI to add user see this http://askubuntu.com/a/149704/63025 — atenz, Jun 26 '12 at 20:06

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

As JPbuntu has alluded to, adduser and deluser are the recommended ways to add and remove users on an Ubuntu system from the command line.

Graphically, you can add and remove users in the GNOME Control Center. Or you may prefer the users-admin utility ("Users and Groups"), which gives you greater configurability. users-admin is not present by default--to get it, install the gnome-admin-tools Install gnome-admin-tools package.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 26 '12 at 20:23

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You can open the system preferences (top right gear symbol). There is the user program. This is a GUI Tool for adding and changing users.

You can also generate a random password:

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edited Jun 26 '12 at 20:23

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answered Jun 26 '12 at 20:05

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How do I add or delete user accounts?

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