This is very weird, when add a user using the command line then set a password I cant login using the GUI! is this a new thing or what?
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3Depends on the command used... 1 thing that is important: did you specify a /home?– RinzwindJul 30, 2013 at 10:43
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No I didn't, I just used useradd with no options– SinaJul 30, 2013 at 10:57
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You can add an new user (with the common options, and /home/[user] as home directory) with:
useradd -m -g users -s /bin/bash [user]
and then to set a password:
passwd [user]
EDIT: You can also add additional information about the user with:
chfn [user]
answered Jul 30, 2013 at 10:50
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does this mean that useradd <new user> does not work unless I use the -m -g switches?– SinaJul 30, 2013 at 10:52
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-mcreates you home folder in/home/[user], and-gadds you to the groupsusers, which I am not sure if is set by default. If you just useduseradd [user], then probably you would run into problems, as the GUI requires both. Jul 30, 2013 at 11:17
Please check your CapsLock and Language options (must be EN), also check if you have space in the password.
The command for creating new user is:
sudo adduser USERNAME (do not use spaces in the username)
After that you will specify the name of the user. Leave other options blank by push Enter.
