[plug] Re: useradd error

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not normally  this is what i use on the other box for email accounts

[root@**** gazza]# cd /usr/sbin
[root@***** sbin]# ./useradd -g users -m -c gary-smith  doggy
[root@***** sbin]# passwd doggy
New UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully
[root@****** sbin]#



Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chance, Peter" <Peter.Chance at health.wa.gov.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 11:04 AM
Subject: RE: [plug] Re: useradd error


> Doesn't the text after -c need to be in quotes?
>
> > ----------
> > From: Support[SMTP:support2 at crystal.com.au]
> > Reply To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > Sent: Thursday, 5 October 2000 10:57
> > To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > Subject: [plug] Re: useradd error
> >
> > can somebody help me i cant adduser for some reason
> >
> > [root@**** sbin]# ./useradd -g users -m -c susan-johnson lljohnson
> >
> > useradd: error locking group file
> >
> > gary
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jason Nicholls" <jason at mindsocket.com.au>
> > To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 1:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [plug]
> >
> >
> > > G'day,
> > >
> > > On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 12:47:23AM +0800, Leon Brooks wrote:
> > > > Vi is less ambitious than EMACS, and works exceptionally well over a
> > really
> > > > slow link, but can be extremely confusing for a newbie, since many
> > commands
> > > > are ordinary letters (no control keys or anything) and there are a
> > whole
> > > > flock of modes to know about.
> > >
> > > The lack of control key CTRL/ALT combinations is much faster in the
long
> > run
> > > (vi has different modes of operation, when *not* in insert/replace
mode
> > the
> > > normal characters become control keys). Why? Because you don't have to
> > worry
> > > about reaching out to the keyboard extremities (alt, ctrl, etc...)
plus
> > most
> > > vi commands are single characters, so no key combinations either.
> > >
> > > [and before people begin to shout, there are CTRL/ALT combinations in
vi
> > >  but it's usually possible to avoid (and i've excluded the use of
> > >  bindings etc...)]
> > >
> > > I'm not trying to say "use vi over emacs" because in all honesty I've
> > never
> > > used emacs ;) I say get proficient in vi OR emacs or equivalently
> > powered
> > > editor (doesn't matter to me) because they are both much more
productive
> > > than a regular "no frills" text editor.
> > >
> > >
> > > Later,
> > >
> > > Jason Nicholls
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> >
> >