Registering another user

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I need to know the correct command to register another user. When I tried to do this using sudo adduser username it returned NAME_REGEX[_SYSTEM] configuration variable

possible duplicate of [How can I add a new user as sudoer using the command line?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/7477/how-can-i-add-a-new-user-as-sudoer-using-the-command-line) — Tim, Jun 05 '15 at 18:29

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '15 at 18:29

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adduser adds user to a group. Use sudo useradd username to add user onto the system

answered Jun 05 '15 at 18:29

Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy

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