USER(8)

USER(8) | System Manager's Manual | USER(8)

# NAME

`user` — manage user login information on the system

# SYNOPSIS

`user` | `add` `-D` [options]

`user` | `add` [options] user

`user` | `del` `-D` [options]

`user` | `del` [options] user

`user` | `info` [options] user

`user` | `mod` [options] user

# DESCRIPTION

The `user` utility acts as a frontend to the useradd(8), usermod(8), userinfo(8), and userdel(8) commands. The utilities by default are built with `EXTENSIONS`. This allows for further functionality.

For a full explanation of the options available, please see the relevant manual page.

# FILES

/etc/skel/.[A-z]*
  Skeleton files for new user
/etc/usermgmt.conf
  Configuration file for `user`, group(8) and the backend commands mentioned above.

# EXIT STATUS

The `user` utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

# SEE ALSO

chpass(1), group(5), passwd(5), usermgmt.conf(5), useradd(8), userdel(8), userinfo(8), usermod(8)

# HISTORY

The `user` utility first appeared in NetBSD 1.5. It is based on the addnerd package by the same author.

# AUTHORS

The `user` utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks ⟨agc@NetBSD.org⟩.

November 16, 2005 | NetBSD 11.0