# How to Create Multiple Users in Linux?

When working within complex systems such as within large-scale computer networks or IT operations involving multiple applications or software running simultaneously under different user's control. so, Linux OS offers to create multiple users for your system at once.

### Method 1: Using a Command & Text file to Create multiple Users in Linux.

Step 1: Open the Linux terminal

Step 2: Create **.txt file to write the new user's credentials**

```bash
nano new_users.txt
```

step 3: Type your desired multiple-user information in syntax below.

```bash
user_name:user_password:Uid:Gid:comment:home_dir:def_shell
```

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here, User\_name: user name of the new user to be created

**user\_password:** password for the new user

**Uid:** New user's ID

**Gid**: New user's group ID

**comment:** Comment section or User Full Name

**home\_dir:** User's home directory

**def\_shell:** User's default shell

Step 4: change the **.txt file's permissions** using the following command

```bash
sudo chmod 600 new_users.txt
```

Step 5: Input the password of the currently logged in user.

Step 6: Create desired users by typing the command bleow and press Enter.

```bash
sudo newusers new_users.txt
```

Step 7: Now, check if the desired users are created.

```bash
tail /etc/passwd
```

### Method 2: Using Bash Script to Create Multiple Users in Linux.

Step 1: Open the terminal or Press **CTRL + ALT + T**

Step 2: Create a directory name bin in your home directory

```bash
mkdir bin
```

Step 3: After that , Create a bash Script file inside the bin directory

```bash
nano bin/create_users.sh
```

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Step 4: Now, write the following script in the **create\_users.sh** file for creating multiple users in a loop.

```bash
#!/bin/bash

read -p "Enter number of Users to create:" num
echo "------------------------------------------------------"
for (( i=1; i<=$num; i=i+1)); do
read -p "Enter Username no.$i: " uname
sudo useradd $uname
read -p "Enter password for user no.$i? [Y/N] " flag
if [[ "$flag" == "Y" || "$flag" == "y" ]]; then
sudo passwd $uname
echo "Successfully created New User: $uname with password."
echo "------------------------------------------------------"
else
echo "Successfully created New User: $uname without password."
echo "------------------------------------------------------"
fi
done
```

Step 5: To save and Exit from the Script, press **CTRL + S** and **CTRL + X** respectively

Step 6: Now, type the following command to permit the current user in your system.

```bash
chmod u+rwx bin/create_users.sh
```

Step 7: Finally restart your system to add the newly created bin directory to the **$PATH** variable

```bash
sudo reboot
```

Step 8: Now open your terminal or Press **CTRL + ALT + T**

Step 9: Run the previously written script by typing the file name.

```bash
create_users.sh
```

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Step 10: After entering the data, to check if the desired number of users is created.

```bash
tail /etc/passwd
```

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### **Complementary Information**: Adding Multiple Users in a Group

Step 1: Open the Terminal

Step 2: Type the following command

* To create a group for now we are creating a group named "Student"
    

```bash
sudo groupadd Student
```

* To add multiple users type the following command.
    

```bash
sudo gpasswd -M UserA,UserB,UserC Group_Name
```

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Step 3: To Check the Group Members

```bash
sudo less /etc/group| grep "Group_Name"
or 
sudo grep Student /etc/group
```

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As you can see that the users are inside the group named Student.

That's all for now, Happy Coding!!!.