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-.\" /usr/sbin/adduser - add new user(s)
.\"
-.\" Bugs: sure (my english!)
-.\" Email: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@cs.tu-berlin.de>
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-.\" $Id: adduser.8,v 1.4 1995/01/08 17:40:20 w Exp w $
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+.\" $Id: adduser.8,v 1.11 1996/08/27 20:04:33 wosch Exp $
.Dd Jan, 9, 1995
.Dt ADDUSER 8
.Nm adduser
.Nd command for adding new users
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm adduser
+ [-batch username [group[,group]...] [fullname] [password]]
+ [-check_only] [-config_create] [-dotdir dotdir]
+ [-group login_group] [-h|-help] [-home home]
+ [-message message_file] [-noconfig] [-shell shell]
+ [-s|-silent|-q|-quit] [-uid uid_start] [-v|-verbose]
+
+
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Adduser
-is a simple program for adding new users. Adduser check
-passwd, group and shell database. It create passwd/group entry,
-HOME-directory, dotfiles and send new user a welcome message.
+is a simple program for adding new users. Adduser checks
+passwd, group and shell database. It creates passwd/group entry,
+HOME-directory, dotfiles and sends new user a welcome message.
.Sh RESTRICTION
.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
.It Sy username
-Login name. Only lowercase characters or digits.
+Login name. Only lowercase characters or digits. Maximum length
+is 8 characters (see
+.Xr setlogin 2
+BUGS section).
+The reasons for this limit are "Historical".
+Given that people have traditionally wanted to break this
+limit for aesthetic reasons, it's never been of great importance to break
+such a basic fundamental parameter in UNIX.
+You can change UT_NAMESIZE in /usr/include/utmp.h and recompile the
+world; people have done this and it works, but you will have problems
+with any precompiled programs, or source that assumes the 8-character
+name limit and NIS. The NIS protocol mandates an 8-character username.
+If you need a longer login name for e-mail addresses,
+you can define an alias in
+.Pa /etc/aliases .
.It Sy fullname
-Firstname an surname.
+Firstname and surname.
.Ql Pa \:
not allowed.
.It Sy shell
-Only valid shells from shell database.
+Only valid shells from shell database or sliplogin and pppd
.It Sy uid
-Automatic generated.
-.It Sy gid
-Automatic generated. Gid and uid are equal (if possible). Groupname
-is the same as username.
+Automatically generated or your choice, less than 32000.
+.It Sy gid/login group
+Your choice or automatically generated.
+.It Sy password
+If not empty, password is encoded with crypt.
.El
+.Sh UNIQUE GROUP
+Perhaps you're missing what *can* be done with this scheme that falls apart
+with most other schemes. With each user in his/her own group the user can
+safely run with a umask of 002 and have files created in their home directory
+and not worry about others being able to read them.
+
+For a shared area you create a separate uid/gid (like cvs or ncvs on freefall),
+you place each person that should be able to access this area into that new
+group.
+
+This model of uid/gid administration allows far greater flexibility than lumping
+users into groups and having to muck with the umask when working in a shared
+area.
+
+I have been using this model for almost 10 years and found that it works
+for most situations, and has never gotten in the way. (Rod Grimes)
+
.Sh CONFIGURATION
.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
.It Sy 1.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
-.It Fl help
-Print options and exit.
-.It Fl silent
-Few warnings, question, bugreports.
-.It Fl verbose
-Many warning, question. Recommended for noivice users.
-.It Fl debug
-Debuging.
-.It Fl noconfig
-Do not read config file.
-.It Fl home Ar partition
-Default home partition where all users located.
-.It Fl shell Ar shell
-Default shell for new users.
-.It Fl dotdir Ar directory
-Copy files from .Ar directory into the HOME-directory of new users.
+.It Sy -batch username [group[,group]...] [fullname] [password]
+Batch mode.
+
+.It Sy -check_only
+Check /etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/shells and exit.
+
+.It Sy -create_config
+Create new config and message file and exit.
+
+.It Sy -dotdir Ar directory
+Copy files from
+.Ar directory
+into the HOME-directory of new users,
.Ql Pa dot.foo
files renamed to
-.Ql Pa .foo
+.Ql Pa .foo .
Don't copy files if
.Ar directory
equal with
-.Ar no
-.It Fl message Ar file
+.Ar no .
+For security make all files writable and readable for owner,
+don't allow group or world to write files and allow only owner
+to read/execute/write .rhost, .Xauthority, .kermrc, .netrc, Mail,
+prv, iscreen, term.
+
+.It Sy -group Ar login_group
+Login group.
+.Ar USER
+means use username as login group.
+
+.It Sy -help,-h,-?
+Print options and exit.
+
+.It Sy -home Ar partition
+Default home partition where all users located.
+
+.It Sy -message Ar file
Send new users a welcome message.
Don't send message if
.Ar file
equal with
-.Ar no
-.It Fl create_conf
-Create new config and message file and exit.
+.Ar no .
+
+.It Sy -noconfig
+Do not read config file.
+
+.It Sy -shell Ar shell
+Default shell for new users.
+
+.It Sy -silent,-s,-quit,-q
+Few warnings, question, bug reports.
+
+.It Sy -uid Ar uid
+Use uid's from
+.Ar uid
+up.
+
+.It Sy -verbose,-v
+Many warning, question. Recommended for novice users.
+
+
.Sh FORMATS
.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
.Ql Pa #
-is a commemt.
+is a comment.
.P
.It Sy config file
.Nm Adduser
-read and write this file.
+reads and writes this file.
See /etc/adduser.conf for more details.
.It Sy message file
Eval variables in this file. See /etc/adduser.message for more
details.
.El
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+.Pp
+$ adduser
+.Pp
+Start adduser in interactive mode.
+
+.Pp
+$ adduser -batch baerenklau guest,staff,baer 'Teddy II' qwerty7
+.Pp
+Create user 'baerenklau' and login group 'baerenklau'. Invite user
+baerenklau into groups guest, staff and baer. Realname (fullname)
+is 'Teddy II'. Password is 'qwerty7' (don't use such password!). Create
+HOME directory '/home/baerenklau' and copy all files and directories
+from /usr/share/skel to /home/baerenklau. Send user baerenklau
+a welcome message.
+
+.Pp
+$ adduser -uid 5000 -group guest -message no -batch vehlefanz
+.Pp
+Create user 'vehlefanz'. Login group is guest. Uid is up to
+5000, for instance 5007. No other groups, no realname, no password.
+Do not send a welcome message.
+
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwdxx -compact
.It Pa /etc/master.passwd
.Xr chpass 1 ,
.Xr finger 1 ,
.Xr passwd 1 ,
+.Xr setlogin 2 ,
+.Xr yp 4 ,
.Xr aliases 5 ,
.Xr passwd 5 ,
.Xr group 5 ,
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
-command appeared in FreeBSD 2.1
-
-.\" .Sh AUTHOR
-.\" Wolfram Schneider, Berlin
+command appeared in
+.Fx 2.1 .
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