On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:02:02 -0400 (EDT), Carlos Mennens wrote: > On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote: >> First of all, "useradd" should not be invoked directly. I suggest the >> "adduser" frontend to useradd. Second, /etc/profile, the system-wide >> bash profile, contains a setting for the default umask. Perhaps this >> is what you want to change? Or maybe you want to set the DIR_MODE >> variable in /etc/adduser.conf? > > I have never heard this before in years or using Linux. I am not > saying you're wrong but I would just like to know why I should not use > 'useradd' rather than 'adduser'. I assumed that it was just personal > preference for which you preferred to use but I could be wrong > according to your above statement.
>From the man page for useradd on Debian Lenny: useradd is a low level utility for adding users. On Debian, administrators should usually use adduser(8) instead. >From the man page for adduser on Debian Lenny: adduser and addgroup add users and groups to the system according to command line options and configuration information in /etc/adduser.conf. They are friendlier front ends to the low level tools like useradd, groupadd, and usermod programs, by default choosing Debian policy conformant UID and GID values, creating a home directory with skeletal configuration, running a custom script, and other fea- tures. -- .''`. Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1299276412.19837101268850344642.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
