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User Management

Creating a New User​

sudo adduser <username>

Follow the prompts to set a password (even if disabled for SSH later) and user info.

Granting Sudo Privileges​

Add the user to the sudo group.

sudo usermod -aG sudo <username>

Group Management​

Docker / Podman Access​

To allow a user to run containers without sudo (if using Docker group, or for Podman socket access):

sudo usermod -aG docker <username>
# or for kvm access
sudo usermod -aG kvm <username>

Check Groups​

Verify which groups a user belongs to.

groups <username>