How to Add NEw User in Linux

Required steps:
– Edit the /etc/passwd file to define the user's account.
– Set an initial password.
– Create the user's home directory.
• Extra steps (optional):
– Copy default startup files to the user's home directory.
– Add the user to the /etc/group file.
– Set the user's mail home and establish mail aliases.
– Enter the user in the site-wide user database (NIS).
– Configure disk quotas.
– Verify that the account is set up correctly.
– Record accounting information.