Creating users in KDE.

raid517 · l33t Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 946

Hi whenever I try to create a user in KDE, I always get an error message saying:

ctford0 · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 12:23 am Post subject:

there is a nice cl utility to create users. its called "superadduser". its a fairly straightforward setup, very easy to use.

chris

raid517 · l33t Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 946

Yes, thanks, that is useful to know, but it's not really my question. My question is, what are these errors and what do they mean. Also how do I prevent them from happening?

As I said if I do add a user, via the CL or whatever, they don't seem to be able to access a terminal, which is something I have never encountered before.

If anybody has any insight on this, i'd appreciate your input.

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ctford0 · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 1:57 am Post subject:

if you use the command user from the cl then there are more args that you have to give than just the username that you want. you also have to specify the shell you want them to use as well as their home dir. without either of these specified then they will not be able to login as you say.

i have experienced this before, i have no clue what those errors are, however, i have found that the easiest way for me to addusers is to use superadduser. you have to emerge it btw.

all of those items such as gdm and the like that you posted above are users, possibly groups as well, that the os creates when you install those particular programs. try cat /etc/passwd to see a full list of users. again, i have no clue why you see them or even when you see them.

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Ok, i tried out kuser myself, and i see the errors you are speaking of, however they did not effect my ability to login as the user.

When creating the user just make sure you specify a home dir, set the password, and specify a shell for the user. as long as you do this and the home dir exists then you should be fine. if it still doesnt allow you to create a working user account then try creating one with superadduser to see if it works...

chris

raid517 · l33t Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 946

Do you have problems using a shell when you create a user using kuser?

It would be cool to work out what on Eath kuser was going on about.

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jstead1 · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 2:56 am Post subject:

The no shadow entry comment means just that, there is no shadow entry for the password for these users in /etc/shadow. These users don't log in.
When you add a new user and set the password (or perhaps on the first log in after you set the password, I can't remember) the user has a shadow entry (hashed password in /etc/shadow).

I wouldn't worry about it. But I wouldn't add your user to all the groups. There are a few you may want to (games, wheel [if you want to su] cdrom or cdrw or cdrecord audio floppy usb users) but I wouldn't advise much more unless you hit a snag.
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raid517 · l33t Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 946

Ok I've followed your advice, but I still can't open a shell in any environment other than root. Have you any idea what that's about or how to fix it?

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ctford0 · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:03 am Post subject:

I just added a new user "test". I then set the password for the new user by clicking on the set password button. i then logged out of kde and logged in with the new user, pulled up konsole and everything was fine. i listed my new home directory and even did pwd to make sure that i was in fact in the /home/test dir.

everything seems to work fine here. it sounds like something is wrong with setting the default shell or something. make sure that /bin/bash, if that is what you use, is in the shell box.

chris

raid517 · l33t Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 946

Lol you beat me to it, read above. Also with superadduser I went with the defaults all the way except when choosing groups.

I certainly can't run as root permanatly. But nor can I run as a user without a shell.

It's all very odd...

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