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Old 11-12-2004, 09:00 AM   #1
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commands to Add Users

How can i add a user using commands? and also i want this user to be a samba user so that i can use it when accessing from windows machine.
 
Old 11-12-2004, 09:12 AM   #2
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To add users, use the useradd command. With samba, there is a command called smbpasswd. Use this with the -a option to add users. Try man useradd and man smbpasswd for details.
 
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