How to Create a Linux User Without Shell Access | DevOps Tutorial
🔧 Need to create a Linux user without giving shell or SSH access?
In this DevOps tutorial, learn how to use the useradd command with /sbin/nologin to create a non-interactive user. Perfect for automation tools, backup agents, cron jobs, and secure service accounts.
📌 What you'll learn:
What is a non-interactive shell in Linux?
How /sbin/nologin differs from /bin/bash
Why DevOps engineers use these user types
Step-by-step to create a user named ravi with no login shell
💡 Commands used:
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sudo useradd -s /sbin/nologin ravi
getent passwd ravi
cat /etc/shells
🚀 Works on Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS, and most Linux distros.
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