Re: Different flavours of useradd ?
Hello
Michael S (<newsmichael@bigfoot.com>) wrote:
> I use debian now for two years on different systems.
> To add a debian user to a certain group, I can remember that I used a
> very simple syntax of 'useradd' to do that:
>
> useradd <existing-user> <newgroup>
>
> But now after time has passed by, on my current debian system
> (unstable) I found that this syntax is not longer possible. Instead I
> have to use the -G flag and provide the complete list of existing
> groups plus the new group to perform the same.
>
> Does someone know whether there are multiple alternative packages, or
> has syntax changed over time?
>
> Currently I am using the useradd command from package 'passwd' version
> 1:4.0.3-30.9
I think before you used adduser instead of useradd.
best regards
Andreas Janssen
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