One Day One GNU/Linux Command
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useradd -- Create a new user.
Summary :
useradd creates a new user with specified options like username, home
dir, group details, password, etc ...
Example:
# useradd usr1 -- Add new user usr1 with default settings.
# useradd usr1 -d /home2/usr1 -- Create the new user's home dir in
/home2
# useradd usr1 -e 2009-04-30 -- From 30/4/2009 the user acc will be
disabled.
# useradd usr1 -f 6 -- After passwd expires, system will allow the
user to login for 6 days with a warning to
change his passwd.
# useradd usr1 -g staff -G student,lect, prof -- Set his initial group
as staff and sublimentry group as office, lect, prof.
# useradd usr1 -p $1$d8 -- Create the usr1 with the given encrypted
password. For No passwd, acc disabled.
# useradd usr1 -s /bin/csh -- Set C Shell as the default login
shell for the usr1.
Read: man useradd
HTH :)
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Bharathi S
