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From: jk@esperance.com (Joel Klecker)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Why no addusr?
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 20:37:15 -0800
Organization: Esperance Communications
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In article <5e0sg2$dot@panix2.panix.com>, tls@rek.tjls.com wrote:
>Um, if you're adding more than a few users at once, you could *write* such a
>script with almost no effort.
<SOAPBOX>
How does a user with no previous un*x experience "write such a script with
almost no effort". Why shouldn't NetBSD be more approachable for such
users? If you don't need the "stock" 'adduser' script, don't use it. Why
make the OS harder to use for the newbie because some people are annoyed
by the presence of an 'adduser' script? Aren't the questions about the
lack of 'adduser' even more annoying?(Yes, I know, they should read the
FAQ)
</SOAPBOX>
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