[SOLVED] Ubuntu new user: cannot see new user in home directory

greenpool · 07-28-2011, 08:28 PM

Hi guys,

i'm new to linux and just installed Ubuntu and decided to play around with it.

i just executed

Code:

useradd test

which supposedly creates a folder in the home directory '/home/test' but when i look in there i can't see it

i also did a

Code:

grep test /etc/passwd

which returns:

'test:x:1001:1001::/home/test:/bin/sh'

which i believe means it is meant to exist.

i'm really confused now..any help guys?

thanks!

Addendum:

I have also now noticed that when i log in and log back in i have the option to login as 'test' but it prompts me for a password which i did not set :s

rahulkya · 07-28-2011, 08:36 PM

the problem is- by default adduser doesn't create home directory use this command with -m option

Quote:

useradd -m test

use a different username than test as it already exists

rahulkya · 07-28-2011, 08:41 PM

one thing- to learn linux use manuals of the command and the command is called -"man"

Quote:

man commandname

this will show you command's usage in detail....
have fun with ubuntu/linux

frankbell · 07-28-2011, 09:25 PM

When I first read greenpool's post, I tested it out on my Ubuntu box and ran "adduser test," then answered the questions to create a password. It did create a /home/test directory.

I know that different distros implement adduser differently (in CentOS, it simply creates the user; you have to run "passwd [username]" to create the password).

Just did it again:

Code:

root@[computername]:/home/[username]# adduser test
Adding user `test' ...
Adding new group `test' (1000) ...
Adding new user `test' (1000) with group `test' ...
Creating home directory `/home/test' ...
Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...
Enter new UNIX password: 
Retype new UNIX password: 
passwd: password updated successfully
Changing the user information for test
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default

(snip)

Is the information correct? [Y/n] 
root@[computername]:/home/[username]# ls /home
frankbell  test
root@[computername]:/home/[username]# ls /home/test
examples.desktop
root@[computername]:/home/[username]#

MTK358 · 07-29-2011, 08:10 AM

@frankbell

"adduser" and "useradd" are different commands.