Created user but I can't switch to new account

Question

I created a new user using this command:

sudo adduser -system -home=/opt/odoo -group odoo

But I'm getting this error with comman sudo su - odoo:

This account is currently not available

how can I activate the account I just created?

Answer 1

You created a system user. The default Shell in /etc/passwd is /usr/sbin/nologin – no login allowed.

Options

1. create a regular User
2. change the Entry in /etc/passwd towards e.g. /bin/sh