Create a new user from using existing users profile

UNIX HP-UX
1

Hello,

Just wanting to know if it is possible. Also I am new to command line. I am running 5.1b, if that matters.

Thanks in advance

2

Don't know what 5.1b refers to, but please first consult the man pages

man useradd

It looks like there is -k existing_user

3

Thanks for the advice

Oh, the version that I am running is 5.1b.

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I looked through the man pages but I did not find -k switch. Does that switch just copy profile information and prompt for password?

Thanks

4

For HP-UX 11 there is

SYNOPSIS
      useradd [-u uid [-o] ] [-g group] [-G group [, group...]] [-d dir]
           [-s shell] [-c comment] [-m [-k skel_dir]] [-f inactive]
           [-e expire] [-r update_homedir_ownership]  login
...
           -k skel_dir    Specifies the skeleton directory that contains
                          information that can be copied to the new login's
                          home directory.  This directory must exist.  The
                          system provides a skeleton directory, /etc/skel,
                          that can be used for this purpose.
5

Seems you are on a linux box... 5.1b is not very HP-UX to me
What does command model return?

It looks like a tru64 OS which I have forgotten...

6

Its coming back as not found

When I do a uname -a it come back V5.1 2650 Alpha

thanks

7

Oh dear that's the old "True 64". Owned by HP but different from HP-UX.
Is there "skeleton" or "profile" mentioned in the useradd page, maybe a reference to another program? (That will have another man page.)

8

Sorry about all the confusion, I thought they were one in the same. Anyway, I see not mention of skeleton or profile in the man pages. I can't post links but If you search "useradd(8) tru64" the first result is the same as what I get.

Thanks for everything

9

I don't have Tru64, and
http://nixdoc.net/man-pages/Tru64/man8/useradd.8.html is hardly readable.
But it looks like a "default user" can be listed with

useradd -D

Perhaps it works to create|edit a suitable .profile in the default user's home directory? And a subsequent adduser will copy it to the new user's home directory?

10

Correct if I am wrong but first, I am going to have to find the default home directory, then create .profile in that directory; will that get me started

Thanks for all the help

11

Yes, that's my idea|hope.
(I have never met the Tru64 OS.)