# Create Users and Manage Their Sudo Privileges on Ubuntu
To demonstrate, I use the `newuser` as user name

### Add a new user with `adduser`

```bash
# adduser newuser
Adding user `newuser' ...
Adding new group `newuser' (1001) ...
Adding new user `newuser' (1001) with group `newuser' ...
Creating home directory `/home/newuser' ...
Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Changing the user information for newuser
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
        Full Name []: New User
        Room Number []: 101
        Work Phone []: 123456
        Home Phone []: 123456
        Other []:
Is the information correct? [Y/n] y
```

### Add sudo privileges with `usermod`

```bash
# usermod -aG sudo newuser
```

### Switch to the new account with `su`
```bash
# su - newuser
```

After this command, you should be login with the new account

### Test it with a `sudo` command
```
~$ sudo ls
[sudo] password for newuser:
```

If everything is ok, th `ls` should be executed.