topic Re: Linux useradd in Operating System - Linux

Linux useradd

Cliff Lim Kok Hwee — Tue, 03 May 2005 01:28:38 GMT

Hi Forum,

I will need to add user using the useradd command having the following user particulars which I intend to have it inside the comment field.

username=rajesh
groupname=hpms_admins
User Particulars
Employee id=123456
Employee DID=61234

#useradd -g hpms_admins -m -d /home/rajesh rajesh -c 123456 61234

Query: Is the comment field syntac correct?

Re: Linux useradd

Claudio Cilloni — Tue, 03 May 2005 01:37:32 GMT

I think you should include the comment field in double quotes ("").

#useradd -g hpms_admins -m -d /home/rajesh rajesh -c "123456 61234"

ciao
Claudio

Re: Linux useradd

Cliff Lim Kok Hwee — Tue, 03 May 2005 01:39:15 GMT

Hi,

Was thinking of that as per HP-UX.

Thanks/cliff

Re: Linux useradd

Gopi Sekar — Tue, 03 May 2005 02:05:54 GMT

correct syntax would be:

useradd -g hpms_admins -m -d /home/rajesh rajesh -c "123456 61234"

alternatively u can use LDAP if you are adventerous enough :)

Hope this helps,
Gopi