(for Debian / Ubuntu) I always have to look these up :( adduser --disabled-login --disabled-password --gecos '' <username> adduser --system --disabled-login --disabled-password --shell=/bin/bash --gecos '' <username> Additional options:
Difference: system users are using the system UID range. system users don't have the skeleton files copied to the homedir. system users are in "nogroup" instead of a user group. The gecos is set to '' so it doesn't prompt for full name, room number etc. The user name should be enough (right?). |
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