adding local users w/ only text

PlatinumRik · 04-09-2003, 03:03 PM

How do i manage my local user accounts ? add / remove / edit and so forth. thanks

MasterC · 04-09-2003, 03:05 PM

With adduser or useradd (man useradd)

userdel -r (man userdel)

usermod (man usermod) I think this is correct, I've never done this

If not, you can manually edit in /etc/passwd

Cool

Tinkster · 04-09-2003, 03:08 PM

highly distro dependent ;)

try adduser, userdel, ...

Code:

man - k user | grep 1 | less

should give you a fair idea of which
programs are installed on your box.

Cheers,
Tink

PlatinumRik · 04-09-2003, 03:11 PM

when editing the passwd file can you please break down?

username:x(passwd?):#(?):#(?):RealName:Home Dir:shell

david_ross · 04-09-2003, 03:12 PM

Like is said above - it depends on your distro. You can find a list of "user" commands by typing "userTABTAB" (replacing TABTAB with 2 tabs)

PlatinumRik · 04-09-2003, 03:25 PM

I can get the man pages for the useradd but when i try to run it, it states it cannot find it :?

MasterC · 04-09-2003, 03:27 PM

You have to be root, also:
whereis useradd

And run with full path.

As for editing /etc/passwd directly, you should have some entries to use as examples.

Cool

PlatinumRik · 04-09-2003, 03:29 PM

how can i make that into a global cammand?

Tinkster · 04-09-2003, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PlatinumRik
how can i make that into a global cammand?

You shouldn't, since only root has write permissions
to passwd and shadow, anyway ... what point
is it to run the command as non-root? ;)

Quote:

username:x(passwd?):#(?):#(?):RealName:Home Dir:shell

username:password(x implies a shadow):userid:groupid:realname(and other info as given by user-add, like phone, room, ...):home:default-shell
Cheers,
Tink

trickykid · 04-09-2003, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PlatinumRik
how can i make that into a global cammand?

I don't think you want to give everyone with an account access to that command. Setup sudo for particular groups or users with access to that command.

man sudo