creating a system user with no home dir/no passwd..

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• From: "bruce" <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 09:46:21 -0700
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hi...

i'm trying to figure out how to create a system user for an app. i don't
want the user to have a passwd/or a home dir.

from google, it appears that this should be doable.. any thoughts...

adduser ???

thanks

bruce
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