Add or delete a user from command line on Solaris
June 17, 2010 15:23:02 Last update: June 17, 2010 15:35:40
Use
You also need to use the
To delete a user, use the
useradd to add a user (the switches are not required, but it's a good idea to give them. For example, without -m you'd create a user without a home directory):
# -d switch specifies user home directory # -m creates the home directory # -s gives path to the default shell # -c a comment useradd -d /export/home/demo -m -s /bin/ksh -c "Demo User" demo
You also need to use the
passwd command to set a new password before the user can log in.
To delete a user, use the
userdel command:
userdel demo
