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How to add a new user?

I'm using Fedora 18_i686 and I need to add a new user. I have tried

Code:

useradd -p password username

but when I try to do

Code:

su angie

it does not prompt for a password and when I do

Code:

users

the new user in not there. I have read the manual for useradd to no avail, unless I'm missing something. The directory /home/user is created and all seems well but it isn't prompting for a password. I really need to get this done because I want to lend the laptop to a friend for a while. I tried using the GUI "Administration > Users and Groups" but I get the same results. Thanks ahead of time.

As root you can "su" to any account without password.
And I believe the command "users" lists accounts logged in on tty - that is, when you su to some account "users" will still only list the original username.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pingu (Post 4921753)

Ah, thanks. I'll play around some more, see if I can log in from boot with the new user.

@ pingu: Thanks, I rebooted and the new user and password worked fine. Reputation added!

Glad to help, and thanks! :-)