Quoting J Horacio MG ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > In an attempt to create a new user, with useradd command, the new user's > home directory was created, and so was the line in /etc/passwd: > > usermaria:x:1001:100::/home/usermaria:/bin/bash > > But if I try to log in as such user: > > login: usermaria > Password: xxxxxxx > Login incorrect > > What may I have done wrong?
Perhaps you typed the wrong password? Try setting the password again from root with passwd -u and then have another go. Case of letters is significant. BTW, adduser is easier, I find, than useradd. > Also, strangely, I have a file in the /etc directory named góoup-. This > file I believe it's a copy of the file group, see: > > 1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 567 jul 14 18:50 group > 1 -rw------- 1 root root 560 jul 14 18:49 group- > 1 -rw------- 1 root root 504 may 21 11:36 góoup- > > The new user doesn't show in the group file (it should, at least in its > own group, right?). Check man useradd and the switches you used. Then use adduser? I don't know about the oddly named file. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
