Re: Trouble with new user
use adduser.
it gives nice prompts and always works
tyler@sdf.lonestar.org
SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, J Horacio MG wrote:
> In an attempt to create a new user, with useradd command, the new user's
> home directory was created, and so was the line in /etc/passwd:
>
> usermaria:x:1001:100::/home/usermaria:/bin/bash
>
> But if I try to log in as such user:
>
> login: usermaria
> Password: xxxxxxx
> Login incorrect
>
> What may I have done wrong?
>
> Also, strangely, I have a file in the /etc directory named góoup-. This
> file I believe it's a copy of the file group, see:
>
> 1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 567 jul 14 18:50 group
> 1 -rw------- 1 root root 560 jul 14 18:49 group-
> 1 -rw------- 1 root root 504 may 21 11:36 góoup-
>
> The new user doesn't show in the group file (it should, at least in its
> own group, right?).
>
> TIA
> --
> Horacio
> homega@vlc.servicom.es
> Valencia - ESPAÑA
>
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