Ubuntu Server adding a new user

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Published on 2012-11-23T16:41:44Z Indexed on 2012/11/23 17:19 UTC
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Hi i am new to Ubuntu server and i have been trying to add a new user. I typed in adduser then username and also tried useradd then username but it does seem to add a user but when i login i only get a dollar sign instead of user@servername. I have tried adding rules to allow me into the sudo for that username but i just can't work out why i only get the dollar sign.

So would be really grateful if someone could help me with this

Thanks....

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