Arch Linux Installation log pt. 5 – Add user(s)

Our system is installed, online and updated. So far we only have the root user, so it’s about time we create our normal user account.

Create new user

useradd -m -G users,audio,lp,optical,storage,video,wheel,power -s /bin/bash [username]

Set password

passwd [username]

Give the new user sudo rights

EDITOR=nano visudo

Find the line “root ALL=(ALL) ALL” and add a new line under it: [username] ALL=(ALL) ALL

That’s it. Our new account is created and ready to use.

Further reading at the Arch Linux Wiki

• User Management
• Groups

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