How to add and delete users on Alpine Linux

To add a new user on Alpine Linux, you can use the adduser command. The adduser command is a utility for creating new user accounts on the system.

Here is an example of how to use adduser to add a new user named "john" with a default home directory and a default shell:

adduser john

You will be prompted to enter a password for the new user. Once you have entered a password, the new user will be created and added to the system.

To delete a user from the system, you can use the deluser command. The deluser command is a utility for deleting user accounts and their associated files from the system.

Here is an example of how to use deluser to delete the user "john" and all of their files:

deluser john

Note: You may need to be logged in as the root user or use sudo to run the adduser and deluser commands, depending on your system configuration. Consult the documentation and online resources available for more information on the various options and features available with the adduser and deluser commands on Alpine Linux.