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Add User and Password

hello i have some probelm in the Unix Sun system ....so anyone can u help me how to sovle the problem :
1.how to add the user name and password.
2.list out the command..

Thank You

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Mmmmm, try

1) adduser
2) useradd
3) passwd <username>

using admintool(SOLARIS) as root or SAM (HP UX) or configtool(LINUX) and others. You have to make clear which flavour of UNIX you are UNIX.

Also try

man 'useradd'

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