USERADD(8) System Management Commands USERADD(8)

NAME

useradd - create a new user or update default new user information

SYNOPSIS

useradd [options] LOGIN

useradd -D

useradd -D [options]

DESCRIPTION

useradd is a low level utility for adding users. On Debian, administrators should usually use adduser(8) instead.

When invoked without the -D option, the useradd command creates a new user account using the values specified on the command line plus the default values from

the system. Depending on command line options, the useradd command will update system files and may also create the new user"s home directory and copy initial

files.

By default, a group will also be created for the new user (see -g, -N, -U, and USERGROUPS_ENAB).

ADDUSER(8) System Manager"s Manual ADDUSER(8)

NAME

adduser, addgroup - add a user or group to the system

SYNOPSIS

adduser [options] [--home DIR] [--shell SHELL] [--no-create-home] [--uid ID] [--firstuid ID] [--lastuid ID] [--ingroup GROUP | --gid ID] [--disabled-password]

[--disabled-login] [--gecos GECOS] [--add_extra_groups] [--encrypt-home] user

adduser --system [options] [--home DIR] [--shell SHELL] [--no-create-home] [--uid ID] [--group | --ingroup GROUP | --gid ID] [--disabled-password] [--disabled-

login] [--gecos GECOS] user

addgroup [options] [--gid ID] group

addgroup --system [options] [--gid ID] group

adduser [options] user group

COMMON OPTIONS

[--quiet] [--debug] [--force-badname] [--help|-h] [--version] [--conf FILE]