Re: Adding users [useradd]
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.
useradd is working exactly as documented and intended (man useradd).
> 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?
Use adduser instead.
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Scott K. Ellis <storm@gate.net> http://www.gate.net/~storm/
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