adding a user

[ron.peterson at yellowbank.com (Ron Peterson)]

Are you on a network?  If this is a standalone machine, NFS mounts are
not your problem.  (I'm too tired and lazy to go back and read the whole
thread)

If you are on a network, try typing 'df'.  If you have any filesystems
labelled hostname:/path/to/somewhere, particularly if they mount to
/home, that would be a good clue...

The -d option to useradd lets you specify a home directory.  Use your
friendly neighborhood 'df' command to find someplace that has room...

Use the -D option to change useradd defaults, if you have to create a
whole bunch of users.

-- 

-Ron-
https://www.yellowbank.com/


On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Manish Raj Sharma wrote:

> That could be a possible explanation because I am on  BU Linux (
> equivalent to RedHat 6.2) which is more of network oriented than a
> standalone machine. So does that mean that I have to go to the network
> administrator for adding a user on my machine? Isin't there an easier way
> out? I am kindaa new to this so a detailed and step by step procedure will
> be appreciated.
> I really appreciate a lot for all the help. Atleast lets me diagnose!!
>
> Thanks
> Manish
>
>
> On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Derek Martin wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 07:33:05PM -0400, Manish Raj Sharma wrote:
> > > I am sure I am root ( coz I have been able to install a couple of packages
> > > like real player on the box ). Also the directory /home exists
> > > It's true that I haven't installed the system myself but had I not been
> > > root I wouldn't have been able to install the packages.
> > > I tried adding user by using the KDE user managemnet tool ..inwhich case
> > > it did allow me to add the user but did not create the /home/xyz
> > > directory. When I looged in using this xyz id.....the screen blinked for
> > > a few moments, recovered and again gave me the login screen.
> > > It's really weird but then that's what happened.
> >
> > It sounds to me like your /home is NFS mounted, and root squashed.
> > If that's true, you'll have to add the user's home directory someplace
> > else (on a non-NFS filesystem).

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