[LI] unable to add users

[Shourya Sarcar <sarcar@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi !
	AFAIK there is a known bug in RH6.0 distro while using adduser/useradd.
Try adding a new user from Linuxconf. This is funny because Linuxconf
internally uses useradd to add users.. but i guess the plain old format
of useradd your_best_friend's_name does require some additional data.
The man page is also not properly docced on this.

	So you choices.. Linuxconf or GUI based (GNOME/KDE) USer manager. And
yes, trivial but imp (for newbies).. youve got to have superuser
priviledges(ie be logged as root)

HTH
Shourya

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