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Create user on sudoers and add key on Linux
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Create a local user on sudoers

  1. $ sudo adduser username
  2. Set a local password and user info
  3. $ usermod -aG sudo username
  4. Test the user $ su - username

Send a key from a machine to another and add it on authorized keys

  1. Still logged as 'username', create .ssh folder for 'username' $ mkdir ~/.ssh
  2. Copy public key from a machine to the remote using another ssh account $ scp id_rsa.pub validkey@ip:/tmp/.
  3. Add key to authorized keys ```$ sudo cat /tmp/id_rsa.pub >> /home/username/.ssh/authorized_keys"
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