{"id":4557,"date":"2018-06-26T16:32:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T16:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/06\/26\/how-to-create-a-user-in-ubuntu-16\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T08:54:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:54:58","slug":"create-sudo-user-ubuntu-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/cloud-server\/create-sudo-user-ubuntu-16\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Sudo User in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/canva-create-sudo-user-ubuntu-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"How to Create a Sudo User in Ubuntu\" class=\"wp-image-67859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/canva-create-sudo-user-ubuntu-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/canva-create-sudo-user-ubuntu-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/canva-create-sudo-user-ubuntu-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/canva-create-sudo-user-ubuntu.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we\u2019re going to show you how you can <strong>create sudo users<\/strong> on your Ubuntu Cloud Server. We\u2019ll also discuss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#why\">Why You Should Create Sudo Users<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#how\">How to Create a New User on Ubuntu<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#login\">How to Log in with SSH Keys<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\">This article refers to an older version of Ubuntu, please refer to the full guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/linux\/create-sudo-user-ubuntu-20\/\">how to create a sudo user in Ubuntu 20<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why\">Why You Should Create Sudo Users<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your cloud server account lets you instantly log in as the most powerful user: <em>root<\/em>. This allows you the option of using the root user for setting up your VPS environment to your individual specifications. But, using the root user can be hazardous: <em>one wrong command can destroy your account<\/em>. For this reason, it is generally considered a best practice to use a unique user account with \u201csuperuser\u201d, or, <em>sudo<\/em> privileges instead of the root account for your regular maintenance and admin tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, we will walk you through the whole process of creating the user, adding the necessary privileges, and locking up your root user in the hopes of preventing unwarranted access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how\">How to Create a New User on Ubuntu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: the first step is completed on your local computer. If you\u2019ve added your SSH key to your account this login will succeed without a password. Where necessary below substitute <em>username<\/em> with the username you want to use on your account.<\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li>Log into your server as the root user, replacing \u201cexample.com\u201d with your primary domain:\n<pre class=\"cli\">ssh root@example.com<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Run this command as the root user to create the user account\n<pre class=\"cli\"><span style=\"color: green;\">useradd<\/span> username<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fill in a secure password and you can skip the other prompts if you want<\/li>\n<li>To add the new user to the \u201csudo\u201d group, run this command as the root user\n<pre class=\"cli\"><span style=\"color: green;\">usermod -a -G sudo<\/span> username<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We have now created a user account we can use for every day administrative tasks.<\/p>\n<p>But, in order to access higher level commands, you will need to add the word <em>sudo<\/em> at the beginning of your command line, for example:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"cli\"> $ <span style=\"color: red;\">sudo<\/span> apt-get update<\/pre>\n<h3 id=\"login\">How to Log in with SSH Keys<\/h3>\n<p>Password authentication is automatically disabled to protect your cloud server from brute force password-based cyber attacks. Because of this, you must use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/cloud-server\/manage-ssh-keys\/\">SSH keys<\/a> to gain access to your cloud server. We have full guides on how to create SSH keys you can install on your account for the root user, but adding an SSH key for the user we just created requires a few more steps.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li>Switch to new user (which is still logged in from above)\n<pre class=\"cli\">su username<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Edit the SSH configuration file\n<pre class=\"cli\">sudo nano \/etc\/ssh\/sshd_config<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Add <em>sudo<\/em> to the line that begins with <em>AllowGroups<\/em>:\n<pre class=\"cli\"><span style=\"color: red;\">- AllowGroups wheel root<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre class=\"cli\"><span style=\"color: green;\">+ AllowGroups wheel root sudo<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Add <em>sudo<\/em> to the line that begins with <em>PermitRootLogin<\/em>:\n<pre class=\"cli\"><span style=\"color: red;\">- PermitRootLogin without-password<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre class=\"cli\"><span style=\"color: green;\">+ PermitRootLogin no<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Change directory to home\n<pre class=\"cli\">cd<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Make <span style=\"color: green;\">.ssh<\/span> directory\n<pre class=\"cli\">mkdir .ssh<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Change into <span style=\"color: green;\">.ssh<\/span> directory and create <span style=\"color: green;\">authorized_keys<\/span> file\n<pre class=\"cli\">nano authorized_keys<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Paste your public key into the <em>authorized_keys<\/em> file<\/li>\n<li>Change permissions for the <em>.ssh<\/em> directory\n<pre class=\"cli\">chmod 700 ~\/.ssh<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Change permissions for the <em>authorized_keys<\/em> file\n<pre class=\"cli\">chmod 600 ~\/.ssh\/authorized_keys<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Make sure to restart your SSH service:\n<pre class=\"cli\">sudo service ssh restart<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<p>You will now be able to log into your Ubuntu server with your new user account, and root user logins through SSH are no longer permitted. However, before closing out of this terminal session, let\u2019s test out what we\u2019ve done. Leave the current session open just in case there\u2019s an issue with the user you\u2019ve created. Open a new terminal window and test your login with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">ssh username@example.com<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are logged into your system without a problem then you\u2019ve completed this tutorial perfectly. Let us know below if you have any questions or comments about this task or the Ubuntu distro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/cloud-server\/\">Cloud Server Hosting Product Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"jumbotron\"><p>With our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/cloud-vps\">Cloud Server Hosting<\/a>, you can deploy a lightning-fast, reliable cloud platform with built-in redundancy \u2013 ensuring the availability of your environment!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we&#8217;re going to show you how you can create sudo users on your Ubuntu Cloud Server. 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