it works
it was very helpful.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 2:21 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: changing password
If you're telnetting into the box, you need to
cd /usr/sbin
../adduser (username)
otherwise you can add /usr/sbin to your PATH and type it from
anywhere.
You can also use the command useradd and userdel to add and remove
users. They're also locate in /usr/sbin
Then after you've added the new user, you can set the password by
using:
cd /usr/bin
../passwd (username)
you should also check out:
man useradd
man userdel
man passwd
HTH
Jason Wong
> I was trying to use "adduser" command but it returns: "adduser:
command not
> found "
> any idea why?
>
> thank you
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 11:22 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: changing password
>
>
> New users aren't added only to the /etc/passwd file. Use the
'adduser'
> command
> to achieve what you want, and I'm sure you'll get the desired
effect.
>
>
>
> At Fri, 30 Jun 2000 09:11:43 -0400, "John Gao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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
> >
> >here is the error message when a new user is trying to log on to
the
> >server
> >for e-mail
> >i can not change the passwd for user any more using passwd command,
> >every
> >time i change it mess up.
> >
> >++There was a problem logging onto your mail server. Your Password
was
> >rejected.
> >Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR Bad login', Port: 110,
Secure(SSL):
> >No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92++
> >
> >but it was working fine before
> >
> >by the way if i use redhat window system configuration program it
works.
> >
> >any suggestion is welcom
> >thanks
> >
> >John
> >
> >
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