I am sort of newbie with linux. I understand it but not to well. My question is how do I setup different users? I've been told that I need to use Linuxconf, but I've tried typing that into the terminal and it doesn't do anything. I've searched around on menu and it doesn't seem to be there. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I'm running SUSE Linux if that helps anyone. Any help would be appreciated.

Noven

I don't like Linuxconf.. too many problems like the 1 you mention..

I used to use userconf for handling users..

Nowaday I use Webmin, which is a browser interface for setting up all kinds of things.. Quite nice program..

www.webmin.com

to add a user use 'useradd' to set their password use 'passwd' and so on

'man -k awordtosearchfor' is often very useful for finding commands about a certain thing. run makewhatis first to ensure the database is created properly

GUI GUI GUI

GUI's are called that for a reason!

you start messing with a nice pretty front end which alledgedly just writes a simple t4ext config file for you and so often things start to get... gooey... and then fall flat on there arses, esp w/ linuxconf.

I take the same stance on GUIs, just because I'm so used to BASH now. You can add a user in 2 seconds whereas it will take much longer to browse thru the menus, etc.
For a newbie, if you can remember where <username> is the account name you are setting up, followed by you can easily set up a new account. Webmin is also a good choice for newbies, cuz it shows you an easy to follow and broad range of options for sys administration. For the quick project though, learning the command line can be very rewarding.
Speaking of Webmin, have you guys seen http://webadminmodules.sourceforge.net? Lots of cool addin modules for webmin, including a nice one for CS server admin.

The adduser prg has lots of options.. I find it totally unnesesary to have to bother with the command line when you can have everything represented in a nice and orderly way.

The reason some GUI's don't work is because the programmers are doing a half-ass job. Simple as that..
And Linuxconf is just a good example of that. Works like crap and documented even worse. (at least back when I read the documentation)
Webmin on the other hand is a great GUI..

Depending on what version of SuSE you have you might be better off using yast1 it has a add user option. I know of a couple of people who have run into all kinds of error messages after trying to use the adduser command in the terminal.

Since webmin is being discussed I have to put my $0.02 in.

I install webmin on linux/samba boxes that I lease to client's.

I then lock down webmin so that all the client's can do is add/remove users and reset the passwords of users with a UID of 500 and above.

It saves me lot of repetative work and gives them a feeling that they are in control of the box. They don't have to call me whenever someone forgets their password.

Can you imagine trying to let them use 'useradd'?

Do use YaST1! It just works best.

Command

"userscript" - follow instructions