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Ubuntu adduser not creating directory usertes in /home
I has been create user with command adduser, but not created directory /home/usertes
# adduser usertes
And if I delete user with command:
# userdel usertes
userdel: user usertes is currently ...
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switching to new user limits console capabilities
I'm creating a new user:
groupadd sybase
useradd -g sybase -d /opt/sybase sybase
passwd sybase
chown sybase:sybase /opt/sybase
chown sybase:sybase /var/sybase
then switch to this user:
su - sybase
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Cannot login to newly created user account
Trying to switch accounts to my newly created account I get a black screen and then it takes me back to the main login screen after entering the correct password.
Upon logging into my previously ...
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Adding an existing user to another group
I am having this strange problem. I am using usermod to add an existing user to another group. I want to create a new user and add an old user to this new user's group. To do this, I am doing the ...
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useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later
Trying to add a user:
useradd -c "test" -d /home/bbbbbbbb -e "01-jan-2013"
-f 10 -g admin -p secretfgjdhdgd -s /bin/bash -u 123456 blobblob
but getting:
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try ...
