krishnamurthy kandi wrote: > Hi, > I logged into my linux box as user,now i want create new user by > excuting the command /usr/sbin/useradd kimo then it is saying that > useradd: cannot rewrite password file > > what should i do create new user from existing user. > > thanks > For security reasons, only root can add or remove users. You can ether log in as root, or use su to change to root. If you want to give a user the ability to add new users, look at the sudo command. Once you set it up, you would then run "sudo /usr/sbin/useradd kimo". Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
