On Thursday 27 October 2005 3:24 pm, Kelly Dunlop wrote: > From reading the manual page exit code 2 is 'invalid command syntax' > so are you using the -m option as well: > > The -k option is only valid in conjunction with the -m option. > I wasn't using '-m'. As creating the home dir was the default action I didn't think I'd need it. > You shouldn't need to give a directory name because /etc/skel should > exist as an empty directory for it to use - it does on my FC4 system. /etc/skel isn't empty, it's got about 4 hidden files and a hidden dir. > > > Kelly useradd -mk /etc/empty_dir <oitherstuff> <username> does work. Next, howcome on FC4 '-p userpassword' doesn't set the password properly and is there a way to fix it other than calling echo <userpassword>|passwd --stdin <username> -- Gary Stainburn This email does not contain private or confidential material as it may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000
