How to add new user in Ubuntu (GNOME)
- Open
Settings.
- Click on
Detailsfrom the menu at the bottom left .
- Click
Users.
- Click
Unlockat the top right of the screen.
- Enter your password to authenticate to the system.
Your account must have admin privilege for this to work
- Click on the
Add Userbutton at the top right that has just appeared.
- Fill in the details of the user to be created. Choose whether you want the user to be normal user or administrator.
- Select
Set a password now, enter a complex-enough password till theAddbutton ad the top right is enabled / turned green and click on theAddbutton.
- Your new user should now be added and listed among the other users in the system.
Guide compatibility:
| Operating System |
|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
| Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) |
| Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) |
| Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
| Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) |
| Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) |
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