Setting up user accounts on ubuntu

Creating an account:
useradd -m <username>

Don't forget the -m!!!!! or they won't have a home folder and hence desktop and it will be very confusing!

Change shell to bash
chsh -s /bin/bash <username>

Man, there are so many little details under the hood of Ubuntu that you can miss! Yes, it gives you a lot of control, but the learning curve is super steep!