Adding a New User

The commands below can be used to create a new user on one or more of the Langille Lab Servers.

This Google Form must also be filled out at the time of account creation: https://forms.gle/ecENxJ9es6AnqZJB7

Adding a new user

Add a new user:

sudo adduser <username>

Give sudo privileges to a user:

sudo adduser <username> sudo

Scratch space on Vulcan

Each user is given a folder on the /scratch volume (fast SSD). Space on this volume is limited so please move/remove unused files when analyses are complete.

As an administrator:

$ sudo mkdir /scratch/<username>
$ sudo chown <username>:<usergroup> /scratch/<username>