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newusr -- Command Add new user to COHERENT system /etc/newusr login "User Name" parentdir [ shell ] newusr adds a new user to the system. It automatically adds an entry to the file /etc/passwd, creates a home directory for the user, installs the user in the mail system, and otherwise performs the myriad tasks required to add a new user to your COHERENT system. login is the login idenifier of the new user. This is a single word in lower case, by which that user is identified. Note that each user must have a unique login identifier. Identifiers are usually the user's first name, initials, or a nickname. parentdir is the directory or (more usually) the file system in which newusr will create the new user's home directory. User Name is the name of the human for whom login is being created. shell names the shell to be used; the default is the Bourne shell /bin/sh. For example, the command /etc/newusr batman "Bruce Wayne" /v /usr/bin/ksh creates new user Bruce Wayne, with login batman, home directory /v/batman, and default shell /usr/bin/ksh. Files /etc/group -- User groups /etc/passwd -- User passwords /parentdir/user -- User home directory /usr/spool/mail/user -- User mailbox See Also commands, passwd, welcome Diagnostics newusr complains if an entry for user already exists in the password file. Notes Only the superuser can add new users to the system with newusr.