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ADDUSER
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (8)
Updated: 4 April 1997
Index NAME
adduser - add a user to the system
SYNOPSIS
adduser
username [-nohome]
DESCRIPTION
Adds the specified user, called
username, to the system. If the-nohome option is given (
after the username), then no home directoryis created for the user.
After adding a user, use the passwd command to set the user'spassword, and the chfn command to set their real name and relatedinformation.
LIMITATIONS
User names must be 8 characters or fewer long, and must not containany `:' characters.
AUTHORS
Red Hat Software
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- LIMITATIONS
- AUTHORS
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