Commands Help : useradd

•  Create a new user or update default new user information

[SYNOPSIS] useradd OPTION USER

option -s the login shell for the new user account # useradd -s /sbin/nologin user -d home directory for the new user account # useradd -d /home/user user -g force use GROUP for the new user account # useradd -g group user -e set account expiration date to EXPIRE_DATE # useradd -e 20081231 user -u force use the UID for the new user account # useradd -u 550 user -m create home directory for the new user account # useradd -m user -M do not create user's home directory(overrides /etc/login.defs) # useradd -M user