<ol>
<li>How to create a new user in linux ?
 Answer : sudo useradd &lt;username&gt;
 eg : sudo useradd Alexa
</li>
<li>How to set a password for user ?
 Answer : sudo passwd &lt;username&gt;
 eg: sudo passwd Alexa
</li>
<li>How to specify home directory path for a new user while user creation ?
 Answer : Use -d option . eg: sudo useradd -d /home/test_user test_user
</li>
<li>How to create a user without a home directory ?
 Answer : use -M option . eg: sudo useradd -M test_user
</li>
<li>How to switch to another user ?
 Answer :
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext"> whoami
 user1
 $ su - user2
 Password:
 $ whoami
 user2
 $ exit
 logout
</code></pre>
</li>
</ol>

1. How to create a new user in linux ?
    
    Answer : sudo useradd &lt;username&gt;
    
    eg : sudo useradd Alexa
    
2. How to set a password for user ?
    
    Answer : sudo passwd &lt;username&gt;
    
    eg: sudo passwd Alexa
    
3. How to specify home directory path for a new user while user creation ?
    
    Answer : Use -d option . eg: sudo useradd -d /home/test\_user test\_user
    
4. How to create a user without a home directory ?
    
    Answer : use -M option . eg: sudo useradd -M test\_user
    
5. How to switch to another user ?
    
    Answer :
    
    ```plaintext
     whoami
    user1
    $ su - user2
    Password:
    $ whoami
    user2
    $ exit
    logout
    ```

Linux User Management