Guides and How Tos
Creating a new user on OpenBSD
OpenBSD's interactive adduser walks you through creating an account step by step, and doas - OpenBSD's own, simpler alternative to sudo - handles privilege…
24 January 2025 3 min read
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Creating a new user on FreeBSD with adduser
FreeBSD's adduser walks you through account creation interactively - a different workflow from Linux's useradd and passwd. Here's how it works, step by step.
3 January 2025 4 min read
Fedora
Creating a new sudo user on Fedora
A quick, practical walkthrough for creating a new user on Fedora and granting them sudo access via the wheel group - the standard RHEL-family…
22 November 2024 3 min read
Guides and How Tos
Creating a New Sudo User on VzLinux
Step-by-step guide to creating a non-root user with sudo access on VzLinux, using the wheel group - the same RHEL-family pattern as AlmaLinux and…
15 November 2024 4 min read
Guides and How Tos
Creating a new sudo user on Oracle Linux
A step-by-step guide to creating a non-root user with sudo privileges on Oracle Linux, and verifying it actually works before you log out of…
5 November 2024 3 min read
Guides and How Tos
Creating a new sudo user on Rocky Linux
A step-by-step guide to creating a non-root user with sudo privileges on Rocky Linux, and verifying it actually works before you log out of…
29 October 2024 3 min read
AlmaLinux
Creating a new sudo user on AlmaLinux
How to create a non-root user with sudo access on AlmaLinux using useradd, passwd, and the wheel group - and how to verify it…
18 October 2024 3 min read
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