I think u need to update shadow file once u add the user. execute "pwconv" once u finish the steps to add the user and update the password.
may be it will work.. Enjoy Each Moment . . . . . Chirag K. Gohel Talk to Me : +91 99099 93937 www.genxsolution.in http://chiragkgohel.blogspot.com http://chiragkgohel.wordpress.com http://saurashtralug.blogspot.com On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 12:22 AM, pahnin sd <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 12:06 AM, vijeenrosh p.w <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi all , > > > > When I tried to create an new user account in my System (running on > > Ubuntu 10.10 ) using > > > > useradd and passwd , Every thigng went fine while executing the > > commands . > > > > useradd username > > passwd username > > > > but after executing these commands , when I looked in /home there were > > no directory named after new user created (ie, no home directory for > > new user created ) , > > > > again , the users name is shown in the login lists > > and when tried to login to that account I got the following error > > > > "Couldnt update .ICEauthority " , > > > > why there is no /home/usename directory after the user were > > succesfully created ? > > ("I think second error is consequence of that ") > > > > please help . > > > > From "man useradd" > > -d, --home HOME_DIR > The new user will be created using HOME_DIR as the value for the > user's login directory. The default is to append the LOGIN name > to > BASE_DIR and use that as the login directory name. The directory > HOME_DIR does not have to exist but will not be created if it is > missing. > > > > > -- > > Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: > http://lug-iitd.org/Footer > > > > -- > Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: > http://lug-iitd.org/Footer > -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
