useradd problem

ruben0076 · 01-11-2005, 08:20 AM

If i make a new user by doing 'useradd -d /home/test -s /bin/sh -p test test'
the user is in the file /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow but i cannot login with login/pass: test/test
if i make the same user with the 'adduser' command i can login without a problem.
What is the problem here???

jsutton · 01-11-2005, 08:34 AM

I'm seeing the same results....As a work around, you can create the user and set the password afterwards using 'passwd [username]'

ruben0076 · 01-11-2005, 08:52 AM

u have the same results like me with the useradd command?
So what is the useradd commands make a new user that u cannot use?
not very usefull if you ask me.

thx for the fast reply

reddazz · 01-11-2005, 09:09 AM

What distro are you using. I had a similar problem a while ago on Slack 9.1. I tend to use "adduser" now.

ruben0076 · 01-11-2005, 11:28 AM

debian