Add a User on FreeBSD

Access the super user account by typing su in the login, and entering the root password.

Add a user by entering adducer in the super user account prompt.

You will be promoted for the Username: You want to enter the username of your choice.

You will be promoted for the users Full Name : Enter the full name for the user.

Leave the UID prompt empty

Leave the login group blank as well, it will use your user name for the login group.

You want to add the user to the wheel group if you want them to be able to login to super user.

Leave the Login class blank for default.

If you have installed zsh then use it, otherwise choose the shell you have installed, or default to tcsh.

Leave the home directory as is, unless you want to customize it, but this is standard.

Leave the home directory permissions as default.

Leave Use password-based authentication as blank.

Leave an empty password as no.

Reply no for a random password, unless you are creating the password for someone else.

Enter your chose password and confirm it.

Answer yes to lock out the account, so that you have to log into the account.

Review the summary of entries and if correct enter yes.

Enter no if you to add another user, unless you have more usernames to enter.