It would appear that useradd is truncating 100004 (which is 0x186A4) and
coming up with 34468 (which is 0x86A4).
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Corner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 1:11 pm
Subject: new user acconts problem
> Hi
> I am using the useradd script at /usr/sbin/ to create new accounts.
However
> something has happened as the created directory and copied files from
> /etc/skel are not listed as owned by the new user. Instead there is a
number
> which increases with every new user I try to add. The number is not the
UID
> either. Here is an example:
>
> I run the following command:
> /usr/sbin/useradd -u 100004 -g popusers -c test-account -m -k /etc/skel
> p100004
>
> The created directory indicates the owner as: 34468
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards
> Ian
>
>
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