Even though this has been solved, it's worth noting that the -p option to specify a password (where available) requires the encrypted password. From "man useradd"
Quote:
-p, --password PASSWORD
The encrypted password, as returned by crypt(3). The default is to disable the account.
With some versions of the passwd command, you can do things like the following, and pass the unencrypted password on stdin:
Cheers
ZB
Hi all,
I am using Sun Solaris 9 .In this system normal users unable to create files from the command line.I added these users in bin,adm and even root group i found them unable to create a file. (1 Reply)
Hi ,
I want to create a new user using c program not with unix adduser command .
is it possible to write a cprogram to create a new user account , it should accept username , grouid , group name and all other privilages .
i can use system calls inside c program to do this .
i will... (5 Replies)
I created a user, i login as a root. I add him in the group where he can access and login as a root! I checked it in users' list and in group's list, he is there. My problem is this, I cant login using the username/account I just created! What should i do to use and login the user/account i've just... (5 Replies)
Hi all,
I wish to create some users, I can do that using the following command.
useradd
I wonder If i could create Uers as a clone of Root. I mean different users but having the same provileages as Root user. Can be ablle to access the Root Dir and so on ..
Please help me out Is this... (6 Replies)
Hi,
Anyone can help me on how to duplicate privileges and group for useroradb01 to userrootdb01. I have currently using "useroradb01" and create a newly user "userrootdb01".
I want both in the sames privileges and group. Please see the existing users list below;
drwxr-xr-x 53 useroradb01... (0 Replies)
first off let me introduce myself. My name is Eric and I am new to linux, I am taking an advanced linux administration class and we are tasked with creating a script to add new users that anyone can run, has to check for the existence of a directory. if the directory does not exist then it has... (12 Replies)
Hi, I'm new to the world of UNIX and have been asked to create a complex script (at least complex to me:confused:) for AIX UNIX to create a report of all the users on the server including server, user, UID, groups, GID, etc.
Found a script using lsuser, but the output is still lacking. 2 things I... (2 Replies)
As i know, Unix or Linux only manages 2 type of user: root user or normal user.
All users with userID=0 will have all administration permissions like root user with the system.
In my case, i want to create a new user in HP-UNIX environment with all root permissions only one exception that this... (5 Replies)
What I'm trying to do is write a script in Perl to find a user and if that user exist it would print "User Exist, Pls Try Again". If The user doesn't exist I'm able to create a user with a password.
Any suggestions? (3 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT LINUX
chsh
CHSH(1) User Commands CHSH(1)NAME
chsh - change login shell
SYNOPSIS
chsh [options] [LOGIN]
DESCRIPTION
The chsh command changes the user login shell. This determines the name of the user's initial login command. A normal user may only change
the login shell for her own account; the superuser may change the login shell for any account.
OPTIONS
The options which apply to the chsh command are:
-h, --help
Display help message and exit.
-s, --shell SHELL
The name of the user's new login shell. Setting this field to blank causes the system to select the default login shell.
If the -s option is not selected, chsh operates in an interactive fashion, prompting the user with the current login shell. Enter the new
value to change the shell, or leave the line blank to use the current one. The current shell is displayed between a pair of [ ] marks.
NOTE
The only restriction placed on the login shell is that the command name must be listed in /etc/shells, unless the invoker is the superuser,
and then any value may be added. An account with a restricted login shell may not change her login shell. For this reason, placing /bin/rsh
in /etc/shells is discouraged since accidentally changing to a restricted shell would prevent the user from ever changing her login shell
back to its original value.
FILES
/etc/passwd
User account information.
/etc/shells
List of valid login shells.
/etc/login.defs
Shadow password suite configuration.
SEE ALSO chfn(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5).
User Commands 06/24/2011 CHSH(1)