Fine, I see you both (and others in various posts) advice on using adduser instead of useradd ... ???
But adduser is for adding an "existing" user to a group ... !!! or is it? Uh, well, I'll try it, but I guess I'll have to userdel before and make sure it deletes all traces of the newly created user. Thanks a lot, guys! tyler spivey and David Wright said: > use adduser. > it gives nice prompts and always works > 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. > [ ... ] > Check man useradd and the switches you used. Then use adduser? > I don't know about the oddly named file. -- Horacio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Valencia - ESPAÑA
