AddingUser in terminal

browser · 05-21-2005, 03:51 AM

G'Day there,I am having trouble finding a post anywhere at all where I can find some proper info on how to add a new user using terminal and the proper commands to use , as 4 some reason I added a user through Kuser and it doesnt seem to recognise it when trying to login , I tried the term adduser on its own and just get messages that dont seem to lead anywhere, I,m using gentoo and I tried searching through their forums and tips etc & couldn't find a answer believe it or not, I might not of been using the right search terms but I tried a few , AnyWay does anyone know the proper commands for adding a new user through terminal or console with linux, I had actually did it once before a very long time ago but have now forgotten,I am hoping its the same for all linux apps but could be wrong?Thanks

kimx · 05-21-2005, 04:11 AM

You used the right command, you just need to read the man page, but I'll help you, you should do:

Code:

adduser -d /home/"username" -s /bin/bash -g users/user/"username" -G media,audio(whatever you need) "username"

Just replace "username" whit the wanted name and add all the groups the the user should be in after the, what to write after the -g is dependent on your distribution.

browser · 05-21-2005, 05:29 AM

Thanks very much ,that was preety much what I was looking for, & thanks 4 reminding me to look into the man pages before I post as well as have found in the past that alot of answers we need are right on our desktop in different places ,Fanx again,Much Appreciated

kimx · 05-21-2005, 11:29 AM

I forgot to mention that you have to run

Code:

passwd "username"

after you have added the user so that the user are able to login.

DaWallace · 05-21-2005, 02:40 PM

lots of distros have a useradd script as well, that will do it interactively.