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ADDUSERACCOUNT(1M)					    ADDUSERACCOUNT(1M)


NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     addUserAccount - add a user account to the	system

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/sysadm/privbin/addUserAccount	[-y] -l	login-name [-u user-ID -g
     group-ID] [-P] [-E] [-G gecos-info] [-A aging-info] [[-C] -H home-
     directory]	[-S shell] [-R | -N alternate-config-file]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     addUserAccount adds a local user account or an NIS	access account to the
     system.

     The addUserAccount	command	has the	following required parameter:

     -l	login-name
	  The login name of the	new user

     The addUserAccount	command	has the	following optional parameters:

     -y	  Requests creation of an NIS access account

     -u	user-ID
	  The unique user-ID of	the new	user (local accounts only)

     -g	group-ID
	  The primary group-ID of the new user (local accounts only)

     -P	  Indicates that a password is to be added to the account.  The
	  command will prompt the user for the password.

     -E	  Indicates that a password is to be added to the account.  The
	  command will prompt the user for the password.  The difference
	  between -E and -P is that for	-E the password	specified is assumed
	  to be	pre-encrypted and will be saved	as is in the passwd file.  For
	  the -P option, the password specified	is treated as plain text and
	  will be encrypted before being saved in the passwd file.

     -G	gecos-field
	  The gecos field of the new user

     -A	aging-info
	  The formatted	password aging information for the new user

     -C	  Create the new user's	home directory (as specified by	the -H option)

     -H	home-directory
	  The home directory for the new user

     -S	shell
	  The shell program (e.g. /bin/csh) for	the new	user





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     -R	  Run the default new user configuration process as defined in
	  /var/sysadm/config/newaccount.config

     -N	config-file
	  Run an alternate new user configuration process as defined in
	  config-file

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /etc/passwd
     /var/sysadm/config/newaccount.config
	  New user setup config	file
     /var/sysadm/config/newaccount.script
	  New user setup script
     /var/sysadm/config/default.cshrc
	  Default .cshrc for new users
     /var/sysadm/config/default.login
	  Default .login for new users
     /var/sysadm/config/default.profile
	  Default .profile for new users

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

      
      
     sysmgr(1M), runpriv(1M), UserManager(1M), deleteUserAccount(1M),
     modifyUserAccount(1M), newaccount(4), passwd(4)


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