Re: IRIX adduser command?

From: Ivan Rayner (ivanr_at_sgi.com)
Date: 11/22/03

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    Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 02:05:34 +0000 (UTC)

    Walter Roberson <roberson@ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> wrote:
    > In article <fe4trv4787ou90uj8q8tmerbhrgugovspc@4ax.com>,
    > Bjorn Ljungdahl <cochrane99@hotmail.com> wrote:
    >:What is the easiest way to add a user in a SSH
    >:session?
    >
    > Edit the passwd file.
    >
    >:I many other unix OSes there is the
    >:'adduser' command, but so far I've only added
    >:users through the graphical interface.
    >
    >:It might be possible to edit the passwd file, but
    >:that's not a very good solution I think.
    >
    > Well, if you insist, you could load sysadmdesktop.sw.sysadm
    > and use the utility routine addUserAccount

    Or use passmgmt which is available by default.

    Ivan 

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Ivan Rayner
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