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# 1  
Old 12-31-2008
User addition in Unix box
Hi All,

Am using the following command to add a user in Unix box

useradd -d <default_path> -g 90 -p <pwd for the user> <user_name>

But am getting an error while using this command by root user.Let me know if this cmd is right or else is there any other command to add a user in unix box.
Ashok_oct22
# 2  
Old 12-31-2008
The -p option is non-standard.

Usually you can add users with useradd, but you'll need to change/set the password manually or use a different tool for that.

The fact that you're using -p indicates maybe a Linux box? What error are you getting? I tried your command on a linux box and it seems to work just fine.
# 3  
Old 01-02-2009
Version of unix/Linux?

Command actually submitted (with anything confidential X'd out) ?

Error message?

Contents of /etc/default/useradd ?

Notes:
If the home directory does not exist you might need "-m" (Create home directory) switch.
Some versions of "useradd" need a value in "-c" (comment). It's usual to put the users real name here.
# 4  
Old 01-06-2009
Am getting the error "bash: useradd: command not found" after i give the command

useradd -d /home/jan -g 90 -p jan1123 jan

This is the content inside the etc/default/useradd file

# useradd defaults file
GROUP=100
HOME=/home
INACTIVE=-1
EXPIRE=
SHELL=/bin/bash
SKEL=/etc/skel
Ashok_oct22
# 5  
Old 01-06-2009
It may not be in your path, try 'whereis useradd' to find out where the executable is. Then run it directly, specifying the full path(such as /usr/sbin/useradd)
# 6  
Old 01-07-2009
Thanks for that as i found out the executable. But this time am getting the error

useradd: unknown group 90

The command i used is "/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/jan -g 90 -p jan123 jan"
Ashok_oct22
# 7  
Old 01-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashok_oct22
Thanks for that as i found out the executable. But this time am getting the error

useradd: unknown group 90

The command i used is "/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/jan -g 90 -p jan123 jan"
Code:
grep 90 /etc/group

If there is no output, then there really isn't any group 90.
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