John Gao wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> Pls help!!
> 
> my e-mail server using redhat6.2 had been working fine using telnet to add
> and change passwd for the added users
> now all of suden i can not add user by modifying passwd file anymore
> when i add a new user to passwd file, the new user can not log in to the
> server

Current versions of Red Hat default to using shadow passwords. The user
must be in the passwd file and the shadow file. Why not make a script
that calls useradd, then deletes the resulting home directory.

Tony
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