First, we must create a new user. While still logged in as root, run adduser <username>, replacing <username> with your username (we will use hobnob as the username going forward). This will initiate a wizard that asks you for details about the user, and for you to enter a password. After this, a new user with the username hobnob will be created, with their own home directory located at /home/hobnob:
root@hobnob:# adduser hobnobAdding user `hobnob' ...Adding new group `hobnob' (1000) ...Adding new user `hobnob' (1000) with group `hobnob' ...Creating home directory `/home/hobnob' ...Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...Enter new UNIX password: <your-password>Retype new UNIX password: <your-password>passwd: password updated ...
