Create New User with sudo Privileges on Ubuntu 22.04/Debian

The sudo command provides privileges that only the root account has. In this article, I will guide you to create a Linux User and assign it using the sudo command on Ubuntu 22.04/Debian.

Step 1: Create <new_user> account with adduser command:

adduser <new_user>

On Ubuntu/Debian, you don’t need to use passwd command to set password for new user, the adduser command will ask you to type new password for the new user shortly after.

Example: Create new linuxtutorials account:

root@Ubuntu22.04:~# adduser linuxtutorials
Adding user `linuxtutorials' ...
Adding new group `linuxtutorials' (1001) ...
Adding new user `linuxtutorials' (1001) with group `linuxtutorials' ...
Creating home directory `/home/linuxtutorials' ...
Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...
New password:	Type New password
Retype new password:	Re-type New password
passwd: password updated successfully
Changing the user information for linuxtutorials
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
        Full Name []:	[Press Enter]
        Room Number []:	[Press Enter]
        Work Phone []:	[Press Enter]
        Home Phone []:	[Press Enter]
        Other []:		[Press Enter]
Is the information correct? [Y/n] y

Step 2: Assign the <new_user> account to the sudo group also using the adduser command.

adduser <new_user> sudo

Step 3: Switch login with new account to check

su - <new_user>
sudo ls -la