How to create users

Step-by-step guide

1. Begin by adding the user
   
   1. sudo useradd <username>  // this will create the new user account
   2. sudo echo <username>:<new_password> | sudo chpasswd   // this will force through a new password onto the account
2. To allow the <username> to change their password
   1. passwd -u <username>   // this will unlock the password so it can be changed by the user
   2. sudo su - <username>   // this logs onto the users account
   3. passwd   // the user can now follow the prompts to change their password

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