On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 10:10:01PM +0500, Mark Lumsden wrote: > This diff modifies the adduser.8 EXAMPLES section to be more inline with the > rest of the man page. > > 1. Passwords typed on the command line should ideally be put through > encrypt(1) (unless -unencrypted is used) > > 2. Welcome messages are not on by default now. Therefore must be explicity > set with the -message option. > > 3. I've added a new example because I remember a user (a while back) having a > problem working out how to give new accounts a login group of its username > while just specifying one group with the -batch command, but not wanting > that group to be the login group. >
Here is a slightly amended version, it includes some suggestions from jmc@ Can anyone ok it? -mark Index: adduser.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.8,v retrieving revision 1.39 diff -u -p -r1.39 adduser.8 --- adduser.8 31 May 2007 19:20:21 -0000 1.39 +++ adduser.8 4 May 2011 04:23:02 -0000 @@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ and Realname (fullname) is .Dq Prof. Falken . -Password is -.Dq joshua -(don't use such a password!). -Send user falken -a welcome message: +The password has been created using +.Xr encrypt 1 : .Pp -.Dl "# adduser -batch falken guest,staff,beer 'Prof. Falken' joshua" +.Bd -literal -offset inedent +# adduser -batch falken guest,staff,beer 'Prof. Falken' \e + $2a$06$1Sdjxjoxg4cNmT6zAxriGOLgdLXQ3HdJ2dKBbzEk68jSrO1EtLJ3C +.Ed .Pp Create user .Dq vehlefanz @@ -385,9 +385,24 @@ in login group .Dq guest . Start the free UID search at 5000. No other groups, no realname, no password. -Do not send a welcome message: +Send a welcome message: .Pp -.Dl "# adduser -uid_start 5000 -group guest -message no -batch vehlefanz" +.Bd -literal -offset inedent +# adduser -uid_start 5000 -group guest \e + -message /etc/adduser.message -batch vehlefanz +.Ed +.Pp +Create user +.Dq jsmith +and place in the +.Dq jsmith +login group. +Also add to the +.Dq staff +group. +No password: +.Pp +.Dl "# adduser -group USER -batch jsmith staff" .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr chpass 1 , .Xr finger 1 ,
