adding users
 

is there away of adding user accounts via putty when not logged in as root

You need to be root to have the privilege necessary to update the systems files when adding users.

ok thanks so if i was writing a script to set up game server and then wanted to also setup ftp access the ftp access bit could only be done by root or using webmin instead

you can configure sudo to give the user you are logged on as to have the necessary permissions.

yeah but doesnt sudo require you to enter a password before it will execute command i want it to do it automatic

it doesnt matter if its not poss as can use webmin

Hi,

Normally that woudl be true but you can use the -S switch to enter the password from stdin rather than the console.

graeme.