TABLE 4-2
useradd Command Options
Option Description
Provide a description of the new user account. Often the person??™s full name.
Replace comment with the name of the user account (-c jake). Use quotes
to enter multiple words (-c ???jake jackson???).
-d home_dir Set the home directory to use for the account. The default is to name it the
same as the login name and to place it in /home. Replace home_dir with the
directory name to use (for example, -d /mnt/homes/jake).
-D Rather than create a new account, save the supplied information as the new
default settings for any new accounts that are created.
-e expire_date Assign the expiration date for the account in MM/DD/YYYY format. Replace
expire_date with a date you want to use (-e 05/06/2008).
-f -1 Set the number of days after a password expires until the account is
permanently disabled. The default, -1, disables the option. Setting this to 0
disables the account immediately after the password has expired. Replace -1
with the number to use.
-g group Set the primary group (as listed in the /etc/group file) the new user will be
in. Replace group with the group name (-g wheel).
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-c comment
-c ???comment here???
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Option Description
-G grouplist Add the new user to the supplied comma-separated list of groups (-G
wheel,sales,tech,lunch).
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