# Create a Non-Root User with sudo Privileges

#### Add a Non-Root User

On Ubuntu / Debian based systems, creating a non-root user with sudo privileges is quite straight forward.

First, we'll create our non-root user with the command

`adduser <username>`

where you replace `<username>` above with your actual name or username. In my case I would do

`adduser brian`

Enter a strong password for your user, then confirm the password. Enter the additional information if you like, though it's not required. Finally, accept the settings with 'Y'.

#### Add the user to the sudo group

To add our user to the `sudo` group we'll use the command:

`usermod -aG sudo <username>`

Where, again, you'll replace `<username>` with your name or username. In my case it would be

`usermod -aG sudo brian`

Now, you can log out and log back in as your new non-root user.