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Now we have a new user and we were able to set a password for that user. The 
jdoe
 
user will now be able to access the system with the password we've chosen. This user 
won't have access to 
sudo
 by default, but we'll cover how to change this later on in 
the chapter.
Using adduser
Earlier, I mentioned the 
adduser
 command as another way of creating a user. The 
difference (and convenience) of this command should become apparent immediately 
once you've used it. Go ahead and give it a try; execute 
adduser
 along with a 
username for a user you wish to create. An example run of this process is as follows:
Figure 2.3: Creating a user with the adduser command
As you can see in the previous screenshot, you won't see any 
asterisks or any kind of output when you type a password using 
the 
passwd
 command. This is normal. Although you won't see any 
visual indication of input, your input is being recognized. 

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Managing Users and Permissions