@nightpool @iliana (I mean, I had a guess, but useradd(8) says "useradd is a low level utility for adding users. On Debian, administrators should usually use adduser(8) instead.")

Feb 10, 2019, 20:29 · 0 · 1

**alianora** @nightpool@cybre.space · Feb 10, 2019, 20:31

**alianora** @nightpool@cybre.space · Feb 10, 2019, 20:31

Feb 10, 2019, 20:31

alianora @nightpool@cybre.space

@aschmitz @iliana

grep -i 'low level' /usr/share/man/db/{useradd,adduser}*

**aschmitz** @aschmitz@lardbucket.org · Feb 10, 2019, 20:35

**aschmitz** @aschmitz@lardbucket.org · Feb 10, 2019, 20:35

Feb 10, 2019, 20:35

aschmitz @aschmitz@lardbucket.org

@nightpool @iliana enoent 🤷 They'll both get you where you want to go, adduser is just a little friendlier on the way.

**alianora** @nightpool@cybre.space · Feb 10, 2019, 20:37

**alianora** @nightpool@cybre.space · Feb 10, 2019, 20:37

Feb 10, 2019, 20:37

alianora @nightpool@cybre.space

@aschmitz @iliana right, right, i'm just trying to systematize this into a rule i can remember.

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