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From: ben@rex.uokhsc.edu (Benjamin Z. Goldsteen)
Subject: Re: Adding users in NetBSD
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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 1994 05:53:29 GMT
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johnm@weitek.COM (John Mcleod) writes:


>   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.....

You really should have been using "vipw" or "chpass" instead of raw "ex
/etc/passwd" (or whatever) all along...Try using these commands and it
should work (works for me :-)

-- 
Benjamin Z. Goldsteen