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Adding a User

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jimbo-62
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Adding a User

#1 Post by jimbo-62 »

I have a very lean Sarge installation from a net installation. The only additional applications that I installed include: x-window-system, kdebase, kdeadmin, kdenetwork, mozilla-firefox, emelfm, smb4k and dhcpcd.

The only user I have is "root". I have not been able to add a useable new user. The user "jimbo" is there, but he doesn't show up in the KDE login window.

The KDE user manager complains about two missing files when I try to edit user "jimbo".

The two files are: "/etc/shadow" and "/etc/gshadow".

Any help will be appreciated, jimbo

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dawgie
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Re: Adding a User

#2 Post by dawgie »

jimbo-62 wrote: The only user I have is "root". I have not been able to add a useable new user.
As root:
# useradd somename
The user "jimbo" is there, but he doesn't show up in the KDE login window.

The KDE user manager complains about two missing files when I try to edit user "jimbo".

The two files are: "/etc/shadow" and "/etc/gshadow".
The password files were not created.

If you have not used the user "jimbo", I suggest you remove the user and start over:
# userdel jimbo
Then create the user:
# useradd jimbo
Create a password for jimbo:
# passwd jimbo

-Bob

jimbo-62
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#3 Post by jimbo-62 »

Some days I just can't win!

Thanks for the help, jimbo

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