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).