I created a user, 'sudo adduser usrname', then i tired to ls and search the new users home directory but it didnt work. i also tired to 'su usrname' to the user and still couldnt go into the users home directory. What am i doing wrong?

What distro is this?
Which commands do you issue, and what happens? Do you get error messages or otherwise unexpected output?
After su usrname, what do you do to go into the user's home directory, and what happens when you try?
Have you tried su - usrname? This will essentially log you on and automatically go to usrname's home.

I am not too familiar with adduser. If this is Debian or a distro derived from Debian, the command useradd is configured to not create the home directory, and you have to issue useradd -m to create the user's home. If your distro is from the RHEL family, the default is creation of the user's home, and you just run useradd without the -m option.

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sry i thought i was clear.

but, i figured it out. there were only hidden files in the home folder. i had to use 'ls -a' to see all the contents of the file. i assumed the directory came pre-pupulated with other files.

UI has spoiled me.

Thank you for your time.

adduser is a Debian-specific tool. It's preferable on Debian-based distros over the standard useradd. Debian Wiki and all Debian official docs use adduser when discussing creation of new user accounts.

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Contents of /etc/skel/ is copied over when you create a new user. You as a sysadmin can put in /etc/skel/ everything you want your new users to have.

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