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+.\" Copyright (c) 1994 GB Data Systems
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+.\" $Id: adduser.1,v 1.3 1994/12/28 17:27:21 gclarkii Exp $
+
+.Dd December 28, 1994
+.Dt ADDUSER 1
+.Os FreeBSD
+
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm adduser
+
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm
+is a Perl script for adding users under a BSD system. It has the ability to
+keep track of the current userid and increment this automaticly. It can
+also use a default group id.
+.Ss SETUP
+In the normal course of usage there is no setup needed. If you wish to use
+auto-increment mode, you must do two things.
+
+.Bl -enum -compact
+.It
+Change the variable in
+.Pa /etc/adduser.conf
+to allow for the auto-increment
+.It
+Change the file
+.Pa /etc/userids
+to show the current id number.
+.El
+
+To use the default group id, just change the variable in
+.Pa /etc/adduser.conf
+to reflect the group that you wish as a default.
+
+.Sh FILES
+.Pa /etc/adduser.conf
+.Pa /etc/userids
+.Pa /usr/share/skel/*
+
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr adduser 8
+.Xr perl 1
+
+.Sh HISTORY
+The adduser command appeared in FreeBSD 2.0C (12-94).
+
+
+