ADDUSER(1) INTERACTIVE UNIX System ADDUSER(1)
NAME
adduser - create a login for a new user
SYNOPSIS
adduser loginid name userid logdir Yes/No
DESCRIPTION
Adduser is used to create a login for a new user and must be
given the following arguments:
loginid This is the user's login name. It can be no
longer than eight alphanumeric characters.
name This is the user's full name. It identifies the
person to whom the login is assigned. If name
contains spaces, it must be in quotes.
userid This is the numerical user id that will be associ-
ated with the loginid. It must be between 100 and
50000 and must be unique for each user.
logdir This is the user's home directory. It must be a
valid directory name and cannot already exist on
the system. Typically the user's home directory
matches the login name. For example, the login
"ams" might have a home directory of /usr/ams.
Yes/No If the user will have system administration
privileges.
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