[Samba] Adding computer account - username could not be found

[John H Terpstra]

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, flinchlock wrote:

> > > add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -c
> > "machine
> > > account" -s /bin/false -M %u
> >
> > This script must be failing.
> >
> > Andrew Bartlett
>
> For What It Is Worth, my SuSE 'useradd' does NOT have "-M".

On SuSE that option it called "-m" as shown below.

Standards are wonderful things! There are so many to choose from. :)

- John T.

>
> I have seen LOTS of example "add user script" settings, and lots of
> them have "-M"????
>
> Usage: useradd ...
> useradd - create a new user
>
>   -c comment     Set the gecos field for the new account
>  --show-defaults Print default values
>  --save-defaults Save modified default values
>   -D binddn      Use dn "binddn" to bind to the LDAP directory
>   -d homedir     Home directory for the new user
>   -e expire      Date on which the new account will be disabled
>   -f inactive    Days after a password expires until account is
> disabled
>   -G group,...   List of supplementary groups
>   -g gid         Name/number of the users primary group
>   -k skeldir     Specify an alternative skel directory
>   -m             Create home directory for the new user
>   -o             Allow duplicate (non-unique) UID
>   -P path        Search passwd, shadow and group file in "path"
>   -p password    Encrypted password as returned by crypt(3)
>   -u uid         Force the new userid to be the given number
>   -r, --system   Create a system account
>   -s shell       Name of the user's login shell
>  --service srv   Add account to nameservice 'srv'
>       --help     Give this help list
>       --usage    Give a short usage message
>   -v, --version  Print program version
> Valid services for --service are: files, ldap
>

-- 
John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org