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« on: 13 October 2002, 21:13 »
# adduser new_username

and

# passwd new_username

apply to all Unix systems, correct?

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« Reply #1 on: 14 October 2002, 06:11 »
thats the new fangled way....
You could just edit /etc/passwd and add the users manually  
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« Reply #2 on: 14 October 2002, 08:19 »
quote:
Originally posted by TheQuirk:
apply to all Unix systems, correct?


Most *NIXs have either an "adduser" or "useradd" command but the parameters to the command may differ. Also most proprietary *NIXs have graphical user management tools (I always use command line of course).
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« Reply #3 on: 14 October 2002, 08:23 »
sigh.. I'll just add it under "all unices" in the FAQ.

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« Reply #4 on: 14 October 2002, 16:16 »
for these 'all unices' things, it might be a good idea to check at unix.com and do a search, since users of most if not all unices seem to frequent that board. somebody asks something about unix, you get six different *NIX specific answers! Also, might be an idea to say which ones have adduser only, which ones have useradd only and which ones have both. I heard that some of sun's systems have only useradd, and some of the BSDs have only adduser, or am i totally off the beam there? Might be a good idea to check these 'all unices' things with some unix savvy OSX users on this board too. Those people will come in really useful with this FAQ i think.

also, re GUI, i honestly think that would just confuse the issue with something as simple as adduser.

Incidentally, is there any short easy to use URL for the faq? i think i have got www.faqfuckmicrosoft.tk if you want it, also, i think if we get a .com for it, it should be www.faqmicrosoft.com which i think will get a lot of hits from microsofties and windoids, who will see easy answers to stuff they had previously filed in the 'too difficult' folder of their "minds", also it will be a play on the name o fthis site, and it will have the bonus of not having explicit swearing, and so will not frighten away otherwise sensible prudes.

What do you think?
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« Reply #5 on: 15 October 2002, 01:22 »
faq.belg88.com is what it currently is, i think.
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« Reply #6 on: 15 October 2002, 04:44 »
Yes, that's what it is. I'm planning on buying a domain for the MES FAQ if it gets popular.

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« Reply #7 on: 15 October 2002, 05:28 »
quote:
Originally posted by Calum:

Incidentally, is there any short easy to use URL for the faq? i think i have got www.faqfuckmicrosoft.tk if you want it, also, i think if we get a .com for it, it should be www.faqmicrosoft.com which i think will get a lot of hits from microsofties and windoids, who will see easy answers to stuff they had previously filed in the 'too difficult' folder of their "minds", also it will be a play on the name o fthis site, and it will have the bonus of not having explicit swearing, and so will not frighten away otherwise sensible prudes.

What do you think?


you should get www.faq-u.tk
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