<h1 id="heading-step-1-connect-to-the-app-server">Step 1: Connect to the App Server</h1>
<pre><code class="lang-powershell">ssh app_server_username@server_name

# example
ssh tony@stapp01
</code></pre>
<h1 id="heading-step-2-switch-to-root-user">Step 2: Switch to root User</h1>
<pre><code class="lang-powershell">sudo su
</code></pre>
<h1 id="heading-step-3-add-the-asked-user-set-the-user-uid-as-asked-and-set-the-directory-where-the-user-will-be-created">Step 3: Add the asked user, set the user UID as asked, and set the directory where the user will be created</h1>
<pre><code class="lang-powershell">useradd -m user_name -u UID -d directory_path

# example
useradd -m anita -u 1026 -d /var/www/anita
</code></pre>
<h1 id="heading-step-4-verify-the-user">Step 4: Verify the User</h1>
<pre><code class="lang-powershell">cat /etc/passwd | grep -i user_name

# example
cat /etc/passwd | grep -i anita
</code></pre>
Congratulation! you've successfully completed the very first Task!!! 🎉

# ***Step 1: Connect to the App Server***

```powershell
ssh app_server_username@server_name

# example
ssh tony@stapp01
```

# *Step 2: Switch to root User*

```powershell
sudo su
```

# *Step 3: Add the asked user, set the user UID as asked, and set the directory where the user will be created*

```powershell
useradd -m user_name -u UID -d directory_path

# example
useradd -m anita -u 1026 -d /var/www/anita
```

# *Step 4: Verify the User*

```powershell
cat /etc/passwd | grep -i user_name

# example
cat /etc/passwd | grep -i anita
```

Congratulation! you've successfully completed the very first Task!!! 🎉

KodeKloud Engineer task: Create a user in Linux

Step 1: Connect to the App Server

Step 2: Switch to root User

Step 3: Add the asked user, set the user UID as asked, and set the directory where the user will be created

Step 4: Verify the User

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