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1.TH ADDUSER 8
2.SH NAME
3adduser \- add a new user to the system
4.SH SYNOPSIS
5\fBadduser \fIuser group home-dir\fR\fR
6.br
7.de FL
8.TP
9\\fB\\$1\\fR
10\\$2
11..
12.de EX
13.TP 20
14\\fB\\$1\\fR
15# \\$2
16..
17.SH EXAMPLES
18.EX "adduser ast other /usr/ast" "How user ast could be added"
19.EX "adduser bin operator /usr/src" "How user bin could be added"
20.SH DESCRIPTION
21.PP
22.I Adduser
23adds a new user to the system by making new entries in
24.B /etc/passwd
25and
26.B /etc/shadow
27for the new user, creating a new home directory, and copying the contents
28of the template home directory
29.B /usr/ast
30into it. The user-id of this new user will be the first free number not less
31than 10. The password is initially empty, the full name must be set, and
32the shell is the Bourne Shell,
33.B /bin/sh .
34Use
35.I passwd ,
36.I chfn ,
37and
38.I chsh
39to change.
40.SH "SEE ALSO"
41.BR login (1),
42.BR passwd (1),
43.BR passwd (5).
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