Jack Wallen walks you through creating new users and groups on Linux and adding those new users to the new groups.

Your Linux server is powerful, but are you taking advantage of all it has to offer? Linux expert Jack Wallen developed the "From start to finish series" to help you make the most of the OS.

The good thing? A custom distro doesn't have to be a fantasy. Linux is based on open-source software and user-contributed content, so setting up your own version isn't all that hard.

Here's a quick guide to adding users and groups, and then how to add users to groups, all from the command line on the Linux platform.