Re: [CentOS] adduser vs. useradd

2008-11-25 Thread MHR
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:28 PM, Niki Kovacs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > To add a user to the system on the commandline, I usually use the adduser > command. > > # adduser newuser > > And that's it. I've been using that command probably out of an old habit, > since I've been a long-time S

Re: [CentOS] adduser vs. useradd

2008-11-25 Thread Vandaman
Niki Kovacs wrote: > I just found a copy of "RHEL 5 Unleashed", and > there's a very clear chapter about local user > management, which explains Red Hat's specific use of > 'useradd', especially default options. > One of the golden rules about posting is that you should try and do some basic r

Re: [CentOS] adduser vs. useradd

2008-11-25 Thread Thomas Iverson
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Niki Kovacs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thomas Iverson a écrit : >> >> Hi there , you are almost right >> adduser is only a symbol-link of the useradd in CentOS , for my >> explanation , it may be security-related >> you know , to use useradd , you can also specify

Re: [CentOS] adduser vs. useradd

2008-11-25 Thread Niki Kovacs
Thomas Iverson a écrit : Hi there , you are almost right adduser is only a symbol-link of the useradd in CentOS , for my explanation , it may be security-related you know , to use useradd , you can also specify the home dir,group and so on , but script codes have danger adduser under some distros

Re: [CentOS] adduser vs. useradd

2008-11-24 Thread Thomas Iverson
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Niki Kovacs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > To add a user to the system on the commandline, I usually use the adduser > command. > > # adduser newuser > > And that's it. I've been using that command probably out of an old habit, > since I've been a long-time Sl

[CentOS] adduser vs. useradd

2008-11-24 Thread Niki Kovacs
Hi, To add a user to the system on the commandline, I usually use the adduser command. # adduser newuser And that's it. I've been using that command probably out of an old habit, since I've been a long-time Slackware user before. But now I wanted to dig a bit deeper, and some details puzzle