adduser(1M) adduser(1M)
NAME
adduser - create a login for a new user
SYNOPSIS
adduser login_name name user_ID logdir Yes | No
DESCRIPTION
adduser is used to create a login for a new user. It must be
given the following arguments:
login_name This is the name entered by the user when logging
in. It can be no longer than eight alphanumeric
characters.
name This is the user's full name. It identifies the
person to whom the login is assigned. If name
contains spaces, it must be in quotes.
user_ID This is the numerical user ID that will be
associated with the login_name. It must be
between 100 and 60,000 and must be unique for each
user.
logdir This is the user's home directory. It must be a
valid directory name and cannot already exist on
the system. Typically the user's home directory
matches the login name. For example, the home
directory for the owner of login name ams might be
/usr/ams.
Yes | No If the user will have system administration
privileges.
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