Adding another user

Adding another user

James Boudreaux

Adding another user can be sort of difficult if you don’t know what to do. To start just open the terminal and type this then click enter.

sudo add user newuser

Adding another user

Just change “newuser” to what ever name you would like. Make sure to not add your real name or it might not work. Next it will ask you for your new password. Enter it in.

Adding another user

Once done it will ask you to retype your password to confirm it.

Adding another user

Next it will ask you to enter your full name. Once complete press enter.

Adding another user

Next it will ask for a room number. You can just leave it empty if you would like. After that is work phone. This also can be left empty.

After that is your home phone(can be left empty), Then other. Fill this space with what you wish. Once you have completed all of them It will ask if this information is correct or not. Type y if yes and n for no.

If you type Y, you are done! If you open the applications menu and click logout, you will see a new user available inside of the menu. Just click the username you set and type the password, and you are good to go! to remove a user, do sudo userdel newuser.

I hope This helped you learn how to add another user on raspberry pi. Good luck to you!