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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Define the username
+USERNAME="ansible"
+
+# Define the public key (replace with your actual public key)
+PUBLIC_KEY="<YOUR KEY HERE>"
+
+# Create the user if it doesn't already exist
+if id "$USERNAME" &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "User '$USERNAME' already exists."
+else
+  echo "Creating user '$USERNAME'..."
+  sudo useradd -m "$USERNAME"
+fi
+
+# Create the .ssh directory in the user's home directory if it doesn't exist
+HOME_DIR="/home/$USERNAME"
+SSH_DIR="/home/$USERNAME/.ssh"
+if [ ! -d "$SSH_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "Creating $SSH_DIR directory..."
+  sudo -u "$USERNAME" mkdir -p "$SSH_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Paste the public key directly into authorized_keys
+echo "$PUBLIC_KEY" | sudo -u "$USERNAME" tee "$SSH_DIR/authorized_keys" > /dev/null
+
+# Set correct permissions
+echo "Setting permissions..."
+sudo -u "$USERNAME" chmod 755 "$HOME_DIR"
+sudo -u "$USERNAME" chmod 700 "$SSH_DIR"
+sudo -u "$USERNAME" chmod 644 "$SSH_DIR/authorized_keys"
+sudo -u "$USERNAME" chown -R "$USERNAME:$USERNAME" "$SSH_DIR"
+
+# Add the user to the sudoers file with NOPASSWD privileges
+echo "$USERNAME ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers > /dev/null
+
+echo "Public key has been added to the '$USERNAME' user's authorized_keys file."