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add_user() {
    local user="$1"
    if id "$user" &>/dev/null; then
        echo "User $user already exists"
        return 0
    fi
    useradd -m -s /bin/bash "$user"
    passwd -e "$user"                      # force password change on first login
    usermod -aG sudo "$user"               # add to sudoers group
    mkdir -p "/home/$user/.ssh"
    chmod 700 "/home/$user/.ssh"
    chown -R "$user:$user" "/home/$user/.ssh"
    echo "User $user created"
}

# Provision SSH key for the new user
add_ssh_key() {
    local user="$1" key="$2"
    echo "$key" >> "/home/$user/.ssh/authorized_keys"
    chmod 600 "/home/$user/.ssh/authorized_keys"
    chown "$user:$user" "/home/$user/.ssh/authorized_keys"
}

add_user alice
add_ssh_key alice "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC... alice@laptop"