Re: Adding users [useradd]

[dpk <dpk@egr.msu.edu>]

I would try using the command 'adduser', instead of 'useradd'.  You can
find some default options for adding users in the file '/etc/adduser.conf'.
(like default shell, group, homedir etc)

>From my experience, adduser has been plagued with bugs in the past.

Thanks,
Dennis
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On Fri, 6 Mar 1998, Jay Barbee wrote:

> 
> For some reason, my debian box is not adding users properly.  I 
> created a user, and it did not prompt me with any questions (Like 
> Name and password).  It added a entry in the passwd file (more or 
> less bare bones entry (no shell, password)) and it did not create the 
> home directory that is specified in the passwd file.
> 
> I went and got the latest adduser (3.6) debian package and installed 
> without success.  
> 
> ...my two obvious questions... Did I do something to this thing?  and 
> How to I fix it?
> 
> HELP!?!?
> 
> --Jay Barbee
> jay.barbee@louisville.edu
> 
> 
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