NAME

       useradd - erstellt einen neuen Benutzer oder aktualisiert die Standardwerte für neue
       Benutzer

ÜBERSICHT

       useradd [options] LOGIN

       useradd -D

       useradd -D [options]

BESCHREIBUNG

       useradd is a low level utility for adding users. On Debian, administrators should usually
       use adduser(8) instead.

       When invoked without the -D option, the useradd command creates a new user account using
       the values specified on the command line plus the default values from the system.
       Depending on command line options, the useradd command will update system files and may
       also create the new user's home directory and copy initial files.

       By default, a group will also be created for the new user (see -g, -N, -U, and
       USERGROUPS_ENAB).

OPTIONEN

       The options which apply to the useradd command are:

       --badname
           erlaube Namen, die nicht den Standards entsprechen.

       -b, --base-dir BASE_DIR
           The default base directory for the system if -d HOME_DIR is not specified. BASE_DIR is
           concatenated with the account name to define the home directory.

           If this option is not specified, useradd will use the base directory specified by the
           HOME variable in /etc/default/useradd, or /home by default.

       -c, --comment COMMENT
           Any text string. It is generally a short description of the account, and is currently
           used as the field for the user's full name.

       -d, --home-dir HOME_DIR
           The new user will be created using HOME_DIR as the value for the user's login
           directory. The default is to append the LOGIN name to BASE_DIR and use that as the
           login directory name. If the directory HOME_DIR does not exist, then it will be
           created unless the -M option is specified.

       -D, --defaults
           Lesen Sie dazu unten den Abschnitt »Die Standardwerte verändern«.

       -e, --expiredate EXPIRE_DATE
           The date on which the user account will be disabled. The date is specified in the
           format YYYY-MM-DD.

           If not specified, useradd will use the default expiry date specified by the EXPIRE
           variable in /etc/default/useradd, or an empty string (no expiry) by default.

       -f, --inactive INACTIVE
           defines the number of days after the password exceeded its maximum age where the user
           is expected to replace this password. The value is stored in the shadow password file.
           An input of 0 will disable an expired password with no delay. An input of -1 will
           blank the respective field in the shadow password file. See shadow(5)for more
           information.

           If not specified, useradd will use the default inactivity period specified by the
           INACTIVE variable in /etc/default/useradd, or -1 by default.

       -F, --add-subids-for-system
           Update /etc/subuid and /etc/subgid even when creating a system account with -r option.

       -g, --gid GROUP
           The name or the number of the user's primary group. The group name must exist. A group
           number must refer to an already existing group.

           If not specified, the behavior of useradd will depend on the USERGROUPS_ENAB variable
           in /etc/login.defs. If this variable is set to yes (or -U/--user-group is specified on
           the command line), a group will be created for the user, with the same name as her
           loginname. If the variable is set to no (or -N/--no-user-group is specified on the
           command line), useradd will set the primary group of the new user to the value
           specified by the GROUP variable in /etc/default/useradd, or 100 by default.

       -G, --groups GROUP1[,GROUP2,...[,GROUPN]]]
           A list of supplementary groups which the user is also a member of. Each group is
           separated from the next by a comma, with no intervening whitespace. The groups are
           subject to the same restrictions as the group given with the -g option. The default is
           for the user to belong only to the initial group. In addition to passing in the -G
           flag, you can add the option GROUPS to the file /etc/default/useradd which in turn
           will add all users to those supplementary groups.

       -h, --help
           zeigt die Hilfe an und beendet das Programm.

       -k, --skel SKEL_DIR
           The skeleton directory, which contains files and directories to be copied in the
           user's home directory, when the home directory is created by useradd.

           This option is only valid if the -m (or --create-home) option is specified.

           If this option is not set, the skeleton directory is defined by the SKEL variable in
           /etc/default/useradd or, by default, /etc/skel.

           Absolute symlinks that link back to the skel directory will have the /etc/skel prefix
           replaced with the user's home directory.

           Soweit möglich, werden die ACLs und erweiterte Attribute kopiert.

       -K, --key KEY=VALUE
           Overrides /etc/login.defs defaults (UID_MIN, UID_MAX, UMASK, PASS_MAX_DAYS and
           others).

           Example: -K PASS_MAX_DAYS =-1 can be used when creating an account to turn off
           password aging. Multiple -K options can be specified, e.g.: -K UID_MIN =100 -K
           UID_MAX=499

       -l, --no-log-init
           lässt den Benutzer bei den Aufzeichnungen von lastlog(8) und faillog(8) außen vor.

           Standardmäßig werden die Benutzereinträge in den Datenbanken für lastlog und faillog
           zurückgesetzt, um zu vermeiden, dass der Eintrag eines früher gelöschten Benutzers
           erneut verwendet wird.

           If this option is not specified, useradd will also consult the variable LOG_INIT in
           the /etc/default/useradd if set to no the user will not be added to the lastlog and
           faillog databases.

       -m, --create-home
           Create the user's home directory if it does not exist. The files and directories
           contained in the skeleton directory (which can be defined with the -k option) will be
           copied to the home directory.

           By default, if this option is not specified and CREATE_HOME is not enabled, no home
           directories are created.

           The directory where the user's home directory is created must exist and have proper
           SELinux context and permissions. Otherwise the user's home directory cannot be created
           or accessed.

       -M, --no-create-home
           Do not create the user's home directory, even if the system wide setting from
           /etc/login.defs (CREATE_HOME) is set to yes.

       -N, --no-user-group
           Do not create a group with the same name as the user, but add the user to the group
           specified by the -g option or by the GROUP variable in /etc/default/useradd.

           The default behavior (if the -g, -N, and -U options are not specified) is defined by
           the USERGROUPS_ENAB variable in /etc/login.defs.

       -o, --non-unique
           allows the creation of an account with an already existing UID.

           This option is only valid in combination with the -u option. As a user identity serves
           as key to map between users on one hand and permissions, file ownerships and other
           aspects that determine the system's behavior on the other hand, more than one login
           name will access the account of the given UID.

       -p, --password PASSWORD
           defines an initial password for the account. PASSWORD is expected to be encrypted, as
           returned by crypt (3). Within a shell script, this option allows to create efficiently
           batches of users.

           Without this option, the new account will be locked and with no password defined, i.e.
           a single exclamation mark in the respective field of /etc/shadow. This is a state
           where the user won't be able to access the account or to define a password himself.

           Note:Avoid this option on the command line because the password (or encrypted
           password) will be visible by users listing the processes.

           Sie sollten sicherstellen, dass das Passwort den Passwortrichtlinien des Systems
           entspricht.

       -r, --system
           erstellt ein Systemkonto

           System users will be created with no aging information in /etc/shadow, and their
           numeric identifiers are chosen in the SYS_UID_MIN-SYS_UID_MAX range, defined in
           /etc/login.defs, instead of UID_MIN-UID_MAX (and their GID counterparts for the
           creation of groups).

           Note that useradd will not create a home directory for such a user, regardless of the
           default setting in /etc/login.defs (CREATE_HOME). You have to specify the -m options
           if you want a home directory for a system account to be created.

           Note that this option will not update /etc/subuid and /etc/subgid. You have to specify
           the -F options if you want to update the files for a system account to be created.

       -R, --root CHROOT_DIR
           Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the
           CHROOT_DIR directory. Only absolute paths are supported.

       -P, --prefix PREFIX_DIR
           Apply changes to configuration files under the root filesystem found under the
           directory PREFIX_DIR. This option does not chroot and is intended for preparing a
           cross-compilation target. Some limitations: NIS and LDAP users/groups are not
           verified. PAM authentication is using the host files. No SELINUX support.

       -s, --shell SHELL
           sets the path to the user's login shell. Without this option, the system will use the
           SHELL variable specified in /etc/default/useradd, or, if that is as well not set, the
           field for the login shell in /etc/passwd remains empty.

       -u, --uid UID
           The numerical value of the user's ID. This value must be unique, unless the -o option
           is used. The value must be non-negative. The default is to use the smallest ID value
           greater than or equal to UID_MIN and greater than every other user.

           See also the -r option and the UID_MAX description.

       -U, --user-group
           erstellt eine Gruppe mit dem gleichen Namen wie der Benutzer und fügt diesen der
           Gruppe hinzu.

           The default behavior (if the -g, -N, and -U options are not specified) is defined by
           the USERGROUPS_ENAB variable in /etc/login.defs.

       -Z, --selinux-user SEUSER
           defines the SELinux user for the new account. Without this option, SELinux uses the
           default user. Note that the shadow system doesn't store the selinux-user, it uses
           semanage(8) for that.

       --selinux-range SERANGE
           defines the SELinux MLS range for the new account. Without this option, SELinux uses
           the default range. Note that the shadow system doesn't store the selinux-range, it
           uses semanage(8) for that.

           This option is only valid if the -Z (or --selinux-user) option is specified.

   Die Standardwerte verändern
       When invoked with only the -D option, useradd will display the current default values.
       When invoked with -D plus other options, useradd will update the default values for the
       specified options. Valid default-changing options are:

       -b, --base-dir BASE_DIR
           sets the path prefix for a new user's home directory. The user's name will be affixed
           to the end of BASE_DIR to form the new user's home directory name, if the -d option is
           not used when creating a new account.

           This option sets the HOME variable in /etc/default/useradd.

       -e, --expiredate EXPIRE_DATE
           sets the date on which newly created user accounts are disabled.

           This option sets the EXPIRE variable in /etc/default/useradd.

       -f, --inactive INACTIVE
           defines the number of days after the password exceeded its maximum age where the user
           is expected to replace this password. See shadow(5)for more information.

           This option sets the INACTIVE variable in /etc/default/useradd.

       -g, --gid GROUP
           sets the default primary group for newly created users, accepting group names or a
           numerical group ID. The named group must exist, and the GID must have an existing
           entry.

           This option sets the GROUP variable in /etc/default/useradd.

       -s, --shell SHELL
           defines the default login shell for new users.

           This option sets the SHELL variable in /etc/default/useradd.

ANMERKUNGEN

       The system administrator is responsible for placing the default user files in the
       /etc/skel/ directory (or any other skeleton directory specified in /etc/default/useradd or
       on the command line).

WARNUNGEN

       Sie dürfen einer NIS- oder LDAP-Gruppe keine Benutzer hinzufügen. Dies muss auf dem
       entsprechenden Server durchgeführt werden.

       Similarly, if the username already exists in an external user database such as NIS or
       LDAP, useradd will deny the user account creation request.

       Usernames may contain only lower and upper case letters, digits, underscores, or dashes.
       They can end with a dollar sign. Dashes are not allowed at the beginning of the username.
       Fully numeric usernames and usernames . or .. are also disallowed. It is not recommended
       to use usernames beginning with . character as their home directories will be hidden in
       the ls output.

       Benutzernamen dürfen nur bis zu 256 Zeichen lang sein.

       On Debian, the only constraints are that usernames must neither start with a dash ('-')
       nor plus ('+') nor tilde ('~') nor contain a colon (':'), a comma (','), or a whitespace
       (space: ' ', end of line: '\n', tabulation: '\t', etc.). Note that using a slash ('/') may
       break the default algorithm for the definition of the user's home directory.

       On Ubuntu, the same constraints as Debian are in place, with the additional constraint
       that the username cannot be fully numeric. This includes octal and hexadecimal syntax.

KONFIGURATION

       The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the behavior of this tool:

DATEIEN

       /etc/passwd
           Informationen zu den Benutzerkonten

       /etc/shadow
           geschützte Informationen zu den Benutzerkonten

       /etc/group
           Informationen zu den Gruppenkonten

       /etc/gshadow
           geschützte Informationen zu den Gruppenkonten

       /etc/default/useradd
           Standardwerte für die Erstellung eines Kontos

       /etc/shadow-maint/useradd-pre.d/*, /etc/shadow-maint/useradd-post.d/*
           Run-part files to execute during user addition. The environment variable ACTION will
           be populated with useradd and SUBJECT with the username. useradd-pre.d will be
           executed prior to any user addition. useradd-post.d will execute after user addition.
           If a script exits non-zero then execution will terminate.

       /etc/skel/
           Verzeichnis, das die Dateien mit Standardwerten enthält

       /etc/subgid
           enthält untergeordnete Gruppenkennungen der einzelnen Benutzer.

       /etc/subuid
           enthält untergeordnete Benutzerkennungen der einzelnen Benutzer.

       /etc/login.defs
           konfiguriert die Shadow-Hilfsprogramme.

RÜCKGABEWERTE

       The useradd command exits with the following values:

       0
           success

       1
           can't update password file

       2
           invalid command syntax

       3
           invalid argument to option

       4
           UID already in use (and no -o)

       6
           specified group doesn't exist

       9
           username or group name already in use

       10
           can't update group file

       12
           can't create home directory

       14
           can't update SELinux user mapping

SIEHE AUCH

       chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), crypt(3), groupadd(8), groupdel(8), groupmod(8),
       login.defs(5), newusers(8), subgid(5), subuid(5), userdel(8), usermod(8).