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diff --git a/share/man/man8/adduser.8 b/share/man/man8/adduser.8 index f6dde2d200b4..519c65df3e6d 100644 --- a/share/man/man8/adduser.8 +++ b/share/man/man8/adduser.8 @@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ .Nm adduser .Nd procedure for adding new users .Sh DESCRIPTION +This is a proceduce for adding now users, not a command. Read the +descriptions below and follow the steps. +.Pp A new user must choose a login name, which must not already appear in .Pa /etc/passwd or @@ -66,13 +69,24 @@ A skeletal account for a new user \*(lqernie\*(rq might look like: .Bd -literal -ernie::25:30::0:0:Ernie Kovacs,508 Evans Hall,x7925, +ernie:*:25:30::0:0:Ernie Kovacs,508 Evans Hall,x7925, 642-8202:/a/users/ernie:/bin/csh .Ed .Pp For a description of each of these fields, see .Xr passwd 5 . .Pp +Use the +.Xr passwd 1 +command to give the user an initial password. You can type +.Bd -literal +passwd ernie +.Ed +.Pp +as root to give ernie a password. Remember, the password field (the * +in the above example) holds the encrypted password, so +writing the password there in plain text will not work. +.Pp It is useful to give new users some help in getting started, supplying them with a few skeletal files such as .Pa \&.profile |