Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 08:01:19 -0700 From: Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@dsl-only.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: what is the freebsd version for "useradd -M"? Message-ID: <20020918080119.1fecc8e4.nkinkade@dsl-only.net> In-Reply-To: <20020918090513.GA20911@hades.hell.gr> References: <20020917232551.10809.qmail@web20104.mail.yahoo.com> <20020918090513.GA20911@hades.hell.gr>
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On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 12:05:14 +0300 Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote: > On 2002-09-17 16:25, Bsd Neophyte <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > i'm setting up samba on my FreeBSD box. the goal is to make it a > > PDC. i'm following the directions from "Samba Unleased" by SAMS. > > in the instructions, there's mention that each machine needs to have > > a user account on the server. > > it gives the following command to setup a machine account: > > > > useradd -c "Samba ODC fir MYDOMAIN' -M -s /bin/false -n PERSEUS$ > > There is no useradd command in FreeBSD. You probably want to use > pw(8) for adding users, but then it's probably the -m option that you > are supposed to use (to create the user's HOME directory too). The -m > option of pw(8) has to be combined with a -d /home/dir option though, > otherwise pw(8) won't know where to create the user's home directory. What are the drawbacks of using the `adduser -s` command? Above, you say, "There is no useradd command in FreeBSD." Yet you don't mention the similar, but transposed, `adduser` command. I've always used the `adduser -s` command. Should I not be using this utility? Thanks, Nathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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