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* useradd | |||
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<pre> | |||
Usage: useradd [options] LOGIN | |||
useradd -D | |||
useradd -D [options] | |||
Options: | |||
-b, --base-dir BASE_DIR base directory for the home directory of the | |||
new account | |||
-c, --comment COMMENT GECOS field of the new account | |||
-d, --home-dir HOME_DIR home directory of the new account | |||
-D, --defaults print or change default useradd configuration | |||
-e, --expiredate EXPIRE_DATE expiration date of the new account | |||
-f, --inactive INACTIVE password inactivity period of the new account | |||
-g, --gid GROUP name or ID of the primary group of the new | |||
account | |||
-G, --groups GROUPS list of supplementary groups of the new | |||
account | |||
-h, --help display this help message and exit | |||
-k, --skel SKEL_DIR use this alternative skeleton directory | |||
-K, --key KEY=VALUE override /etc/login.defs defaults | |||
-l, --no-log-init do not add the user to the lastlog and | |||
faillog databases | |||
-m, --create-home create the user's home directory | |||
-M, --no-create-home do not create the user's home directory | |||
-N, --no-user-group do not create a group with the same name as | |||
the user | |||
-o, --non-unique allow to create users with duplicate | |||
(non-unique) UID | |||
-p, --password PASSWORD encrypted password of the new account | |||
-r, --system create a system account | |||
-R, --root CHROOT_DIR directory to chroot into | |||
-s, --shell SHELL login shell of the new account | |||
-u, --uid UID user ID of the new account | |||
-U, --user-group create a group with the same name as the user | |||
-Z, --selinux-user SEUSER use a specific SEUSER for the SELinux user mapping | |||
--extrausers Use the extra users database | |||
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</blockquote> | |||
[[Category:Linux/System]] | [[Category:Linux/System]] | ||
[[Category:Linux]] | [[Category:Linux]] | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 29 September 2018
usermod -l login-name old-name usermod -d /home/username username groupmod -n newname oldname
- useradd
Usage: useradd [options] LOGIN
useradd -D
useradd -D [options]
Options:
-b, --base-dir BASE_DIR base directory for the home directory of the
new account
-c, --comment COMMENT GECOS field of the new account
-d, --home-dir HOME_DIR home directory of the new account
-D, --defaults print or change default useradd configuration
-e, --expiredate EXPIRE_DATE expiration date of the new account
-f, --inactive INACTIVE password inactivity period of the new account
-g, --gid GROUP name or ID of the primary group of the new
account
-G, --groups GROUPS list of supplementary groups of the new
account
-h, --help display this help message and exit
-k, --skel SKEL_DIR use this alternative skeleton directory
-K, --key KEY=VALUE override /etc/login.defs defaults
-l, --no-log-init do not add the user to the lastlog and
faillog databases
-m, --create-home create the user's home directory
-M, --no-create-home do not create the user's home directory
-N, --no-user-group do not create a group with the same name as
the user
-o, --non-unique allow to create users with duplicate
(non-unique) UID
-p, --password PASSWORD encrypted password of the new account
-r, --system create a system account
-R, --root CHROOT_DIR directory to chroot into
-s, --shell SHELL login shell of the new account
-u, --uid UID user ID of the new account
-U, --user-group create a group with the same name as the user
-Z, --selinux-user SEUSER use a specific SEUSER for the SELinux user mapping
--extrausers Use the extra users database