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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!amd!weitek1!johnm From: johnm@weitek.COM (John Mcleod) Subject: Adding users in NetBSD Message-ID: <CnqyI9.C99@weitek.COM> Sender: news@weitek.COM Organization: WEITEK Corporation, Sunnyvale CA Distribution: na Date: Mon, 4 Apr 1994 18:10:57 GMT Lines: 10 How do I add users to NetBSD ? I am used to just modifying the /etc/passwd file, and making the home directory, et voila.... This does not work for me in NetBSD 0.9. What is the significance of the file Master.passwd (modifying this does not make the new user appear either). The new user passwd is 5 characters long..... John Mcleod