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This article introduces the knowledge of "how to add users on the Linux desktop". Many people will encounter such a dilemma in the operation of the actual case, so let the editor lead you to learn how to deal with these situations. I hope you can read it carefully and be able to achieve something!

Adding users is the first thing you need to do on a new system. Also, you usually need to manage users throughout the life cycle of the computer.

My article on useradd commands provides a more in-depth understanding of Linux's user management. Useradd is a command line tool, but you can also manage users graphically on Linux. This is the theme of this article.

Add users during Linux installation

Most Linux distributions provide steps for creating users during installation. For example, the Fedora 30 installer Anaconda creates a standard root user and another local user account. When you go to the configuration page during installation, click user creation under user Settings.

Fedora Anaconda Installer-Add a user

On the user creation page, enter the user's details: full name, user name, and password. You can also choose whether to make the user an administrator.

Create a user during installation

Click the Advanced button to open the Advanced user configuration page. If you need settings other than the default settings, you can specify the path to the home directory and the user and group ID here. You can also enter other groups to which the user belongs.

Advanced user configuration

Add a user GNOME to the Linux desktop

Many Linux distributions use GNOME desktops. The following screenshot is from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0, but in other distributions (such as Fedora, Ubuntu, or Debian), the process is similar.

First open Settings. Then open details, select user, click unlock, and enter your password (unless you are already logged in as a root user). This will replace the unlock button with the add user button.

GNOME user settings

Now, you can add a user by clicking add user, then selecting account Type and entering user name and password.

In the screenshot below, the user name has been entered and the setting is left as the default. I don't have to enter the user name because it is automatically created when I enter it in the full name field. If you don't like auto-completion, you can still modify it.

GNOME settings-add user

This creates a standard account for the user named Sonny. A password is required when Sonny logs in for the first time.

Next, the user is displayed. On this page, you can select each user to customize or delete. For example, you may want to choose an avatar or set the default language.

GNOME new user

KDE

KDE is another popular Linux desktop environment. The following is a screenshot of KDE Plasma on Fedora 30. As you can see, adding users to KDE is very similar to adding users to GNOME.

Summary

In addition to GNOME and KDE, other desktop environments and window managers also have graphical user management tools. It is quick and easy to add users graphically in Linux, both during and after installation.

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