create the user that you want, add the user to whichever group you want (create a new group if desired) then in /home create a directory with the name of the user. change the owner of the new directory to your user, change the group to whatever group the new user is part of, and then set the permissions so that the new user can access the directory
On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 15:20:08 -0500 Rick Sivernell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > List > > I have just created a new laptop install on a laptop, up & running, but when I > created a new user, the /home/<new dir> was not created. What is the proper way > to fix this. I can log into by user/passwd. > > cheers > > -- > Rick Sivernell > Dallas, Texas 75287 > 972 306-2296 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gentoo Linux > Registered Linux User > > .~. > / v \ > /( _ )\ > ^ ^ > In Linux we trust! > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
