Some notes because I won't remember how to do this in the future. . .
Add User
sgess@pc95258:~$ sudo adduser jimbob [sudo] password for sgess: Adding user `jimbob' ... Adding new group `jimbob' (1011) ... Adding new user `jimbob' (1011) with group `jimbob' ... Creating home directory `/home/jimbob' ... Copying files from `/etc/skel' ... New password: BAD PASSWORD: The password is shorter than 8 characters Retype new password: Sorry, passwords do not match. New password: Retype new password: passwd: password updated successfully Changing the user information for jimbob Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default Full Name []: Room Number []: Work Phone []: Home Phone []: Other []: Is the information correct? [Y/n] Y
The password you select must be 8 characters long. Send the password to the new user.
Add SUDO to User
sgess@pc95258:~$ sudo adduser jimbob sudo Adding user `jimbob' to group `sudo' ... Adding user jimbob to group sudo Done.
Add user directory to /data
sgess@pc95258:~$ sudo mkdir /data/jimbob sgess@pc95258:~$ sudo chown jimbob /data/jimbob