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Subject: Question about Linux
Category: Computers > Software
Asked by: jordanoliver-ga
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Posted: 24 Jun 2004 22:50 PDT
Expires: 24 Jul 2004 22:50 PDT
Question ID: 366021

How do you create and edit users in Linux? Please include the most
standard and some of the most common others.

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Subject: Re: Question about Linux
From: kylesuominen-ga on 25 Jun 2004 15:10 PDT

mkuser

Subject: Re: Question about Linux
From: the_answerer-ga on 25 Jun 2004 21:19 PDT

Are you using a GUI or text-base?

Subject: Re: Question about Linux
From: jordanoliver-ga on 25 Jun 2004 22:15 PDT

text-base

Subject: Re: Question about Linux
From: flamingpenguin-ga on 29 Jun 2004 10:25 PDT

You can edit /etc/passwd and /etc/groups by hand, or use useradd and
groupadd. If you are on debian you should find the adduser and
addgroup programs more friendly.

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