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quick_setup_new_user_vm.sh
# Quick Setup with Copy-Paste
## Set your username and public key
USERNAME="yourusername"
PUBLIC_KEY="ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIxxxxxx [email protected]"
## Create user and setup
useradd -m -G wheel $USERNAME
passwd $USERNAME
mkdir -p /home/$USERNAME/.ssh
echo "$PUBLIC_KEY" > /home/$USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys
chmod 700 /home/$USERNAME/.ssh
chmod 600 /home/$USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys
chown -R $USERNAME:$USERNAME /home/$USERNAME/.ssh
echo "User $USERNAME created with SSH key access and sudo capability"
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