▲ 142 ▼ What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions? (lemdro.id) submitted 2 years ago by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml 200 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago (3 children) useradd - I just wanted to give a friend my notebook for a python lecture and thought I could just add him as a new user. Apparently not by default. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] superkret@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago It's the standard editor! permalink fedilink source parent [–] x3i@lemmy.x3i.tech 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ran into this some time ago and learned that there is a more rudimentary command adduser instead but it does not do things like home folder creation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Yeah, useradd should be the default over adduser permalink fedilink source parent [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Seems like it would have to exist to create your initial login, unless you only had a root user permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] maxbossing@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can just manually edit /etc/passwd permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago I haven't used that since the 90s on HP Unix. Do you get to set default permissions for file creation there, and also add user groups? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] superkret@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago It's the standard editor! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago It's the standard editor! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] x3i@lemmy.x3i.tech 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ran into this some time ago and learned that there is a more rudimentary command adduser instead but it does not do things like home folder creation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Yeah, useradd should be the default over adduser permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Yeah, useradd should be the default over adduser permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Seems like it would have to exist to create your initial login, unless you only had a root user permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] maxbossing@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can just manually edit /etc/passwd permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago I haven't used that since the 90s on HP Unix. Do you get to set default permissions for file creation there, and also add user groups? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] maxbossing@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can just manually edit /etc/passwd permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago I haven't used that since the 90s on HP Unix. Do you get to set default permissions for file creation there, and also add user groups? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago I haven't used that since the 90s on HP Unix. Do you get to set default permissions for file creation there, and also add user groups? permalink fedilink source parent