1ipa-adduser(1)                                                  ipa-adduser(1)
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NAME

6       ipa-adduser - Add a user
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SYNOPSIS

10       ipa-adduser [OPTION]... user
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DESCRIPTION

14       Adds a user with username user.
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OPTIONS

18       -c, --gecos=gecos
19              Set  the GECOS field to gecos.  The GECOS field is traditionally
20              used to store user's real name and other information.
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22       -d, --directory=directory
23              Set user's home directory to directory.  If this option  is  not
24              present,  a  default  specified  by the freeIPA configuration is
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27       -f, --firstname=givenName
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36       -s, --shell=shell
37              Set the user's login shell to shell.   If  this  option  is  not
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41       -G, --groups=groups
42              Add this user to one or more groups  in  groups.   groups  is  a
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45       -k, --krb-principal=principal
46              Set  this user's principal to principal.  By default the princi‐
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49       -M, --mailAddress=mail
50              Set this user's e-mail address to mail.
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52       The mandatory fields are: user, first name, last name and password.  If
53       any  of  these  are  not included on the command line you will be asked
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56       If no options are passed then all questions are asked.
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EXIT STATUS

59       The exit status is 0 on success, nonzero on error.
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63freeipa                           Oct 10 2007                   ipa-adduser(1)
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