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Nov 20th, 2003 06:00
Knud van Eeden,
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Linux: Log on: User: Operation: Create: New: How to create a new
userid in Linux? [adduser]
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Steps: Overview:
1. Open a console
2. Login as root
1. type the command:
su
2. supply your root password
3. Type the command:
adduser <new username>
on the command line.
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e.g.
adduser john
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This will amongst others create a new directory 'john' in the '/home'
directory.
So if you type
dir /home/john
you see that this directory exists now.
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To get more information, type:
man adduser
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Type:
adduser
to see the parameters only.
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Internet: see also:
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How to delete a userid in Linux?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/24528/fid/107
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How to change the current userid?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/24540/fid/107
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Linux: Logon: Userid: Operation: View: How to view the current userid?
[whoami]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/24538/fid/107
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Operating system: Linux: Console: Start: How to start a console in
Linux? [terminal]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/26684/fid/107
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Linux: Log on: User: Operation: Userid: Change: Root: How to change
your userid to 'root'? [su]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/24542/fid/107
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Linux Users
http://www.ahinc.com/linux101/users.htm
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