Stupid Create User question

Zaskar · 05-06-2006, 08:04 PM

Heya, i just installed, it works fine, but now i think im having a brainfreeze, i just made a new user so im not using root with the command:
useradd -gusers -p12345 -d/home/chris -M chris (just assume the pass is 12345 :P)

not the pass just doesnt work when i go to login, i can logi with "su" as root, but i just cant login normally, just says incorrect.

please tell me i just forgot something in the year i havent used linux?

cwwilson721 · 05-06-2006, 08:10 PM

Would have been easier to just type 'adduser'

Zaskar · 05-06-2006, 08:18 PM

wow, yes it would it seems

thanks

gilead · 05-07-2006, 03:14 AM

Also, the reason that the -p didn't do what you expected was because the value should have been the encrypted password, not the plain text 12345.

nutronix · 05-07-2006, 11:56 AM

KUser is very handy also ... if you are using KDE of course