sudo : run a command with root-user previleges.

su : switch user.
useradd : add an user.
userdel : delete an user.
passwd : change user password.
groupadd : add a group.
groupdel : remove a group.
gpasswd : change group password.
newgrp : access a group.

Adding user to a group:

<<usermod -aG group_name user_name>>
-aG : append user to group.

Removing user from a group:

<<gpasswd -d user_name group_name>>
-d : remove user.

/etc/passwd : contains details on system users.

/etc/group : contains details on system groups.