NAME

     adduser - add a new user to the system


SYNOPSIS

     adduser user group home-dir


EXAMPLES

     adduser ast other /usr/ast
                         # How user ast could be added

     adduser bin operator /usr/src
                         # How user bin could be added


DESCRIPTION

     Adduser adds a new user to the system by making new  entries
     in  /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow for the new user, creating a
     new home directory, and copying the contents of the template
     home  directory  /usr/ast  into it.  The user-id of this new
     user will be the first free number not less  than  10.   The
     password  is initially empty, the full name must be set, and
     the shell is the Bourne Shell, /bin/sh . Use passwd , chfn ,
     and chsh to change.


SEE ALSO

     login(1), passwd(1), passwd(5).