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11.05.2007 at 01:11PM PST, ID: 22940264
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How to create Ubuntu user accounts via terminal

Asked by smetterd in Linux Administration, Linux Networking, Ubuntu

Tags: ubuntu, user, terminal, create, account

From terminal (via ssh) I have sudo power. I need to know what parameters to issue with useradd so that

user gets created
user gets non default home dir of /var/www/username
user has ftp account (I know this is default)
user has total permissions to transfer, delete, create files in that directory

useradd jsmith (then what?)Start Free Trial
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