Give a user a home directory on Linux server
How can i give each of my users a home directory on a Linux servers
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October 28, 2010 12:34 PM
UPDATED:
November 2, 2010 4:07 PM
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You can use the command
useradd name
replace name by the name of the user
for example jsmith (john smith)
this will automatically create a directory for him located under
/home/jsmith
you can read up the man pages of useradd
man useradd
Assignin a password with the command
passwd name
This applies to Red Hat
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useradd will not create home dir by default – use useradd -m
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On Debian and its derivatives, you might want to use adduser instead, which is a friendlier front end to useradd.