Guys, i have a problem in adding a user in my terminal.
I am using fedora core 4 and what will appear when i typed "useadd name" is
bash: useradd: command not found..

What would be possible wrong...

type this at the prompt:

slocate -u

theis will build a database of what is on your system

then type:

locate useradd

also, the paths sound like they are not set for some reason. so try typing this first maybe (i think this is the right location):

/usr/sbin/useradd name

or maybe:

/sbin/useradd name

i think the tfirst one is right try that first, the /usr/sbin/useradd

then the set the password you will probably have to type:

/usr/sbin/passwd name

to set the password

if this doesnt' help and nobody else does before i get a reply, i will get the exact commands from home when there.

good luck and don't give up.

acording to this book sign in as root than type useradd -c "comment" replace comment with the name of user u want to add if the comment contains multiple words use the quote marks. im assuming if its only one word like say tyler0123 than i dont think the quotes are needed. heres an example to add a user named mary smith with a login name of mary u would type as root useradd -c "Mary Smith" mary
after that u want to set password u would type "passwd" with out the quotes than it should promt you for a password twice and thats it all set up

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the -c is to add a comment. you can also use -d to change home directory location, or -s to set the default shell. just to add a user, if the useradd program is there but the paths not set for root for some reason,

then this will work:

/usr/sbin/useradd username

this will add the user

/usr/bin/passwd username

will set password for the user.

You can only run useradd as root. Also take a look at the manual "man useradd".

true you do have to be root. i failed to mention that. thanks for the help.

did i see a "useadd" in the first post?

yes and i think its suposed to be useradd

i read beyond the useadd to the error he got: useradd command not found. if it could not find the useradd command, i assumed he typed useradd and got the error, but mistyped his forum post. another potential mistake on my part. you guys just love pointing out my flaws

Thanks a lot guys.

Thanks for helping..