After various combinations of adduser arguments, this is the most I have progressed through the process of adding a user.
-------------- # adduser --gid 100 --uid 1001 xx Adding user xx... Adding new user xx (1001) with group CNC. useradd -d /home/xx -g CNC -s /bin/bash -u 1001 xx Home directory /home/xx already exists. Not copying from /etc/skel passwd xx passwd: Unknown user xx adduser: `passwd xx' returned error. Aborting. ------------------ # tail /etc/passwd xx:!:1001:100::/home/xx:/bin/bash ------------------ I am using adduser 3.4 from /hamm Could someone please help me? Thanks, partha -- Partha Narasimhan C & C Research Labs Tel. 609-951-2989 NEC USA, Inc. Fax. 609-951-2499 4 Independence Way Princeton, NJ 08540 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
