What is the use of option -o in the useradd command?
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As the title indicates, what is the use of option -o for command useradd? What is a good use case of this option?
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As the title indicates, what is the use of option -o for command useradd? What is a good use case of this option?
linux useradd
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As the title indicates, what is the use of option -o for command useradd? What is a good use case of this option?
linux useradd
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As the title indicates, what is the use of option -o for command useradd? What is a good use case of this option?
linux useradd
linux useradd
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useradd’s -o option, along with its -u option, allows you to create a user with a non-unique user id. One use case for that is to create users with identical privileges (since they share the same user id) but different passwords, and if appropriate, home directories. This can be useful for service accounts (although typically you’d achieve the same result using sudo nowadays).
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The -o option allows the creation of users with non-unique IDs, only when you also supply the numerical value of their UID with the -u option in the same line, e.g.:
# useradd -o huey -u 501
# useradd -o dewey -u 501
# useradd -o louie -u 501
This permits setting up multiple users with same rights and priveleges, but with different home directories and passwords.
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# useradd -o scrooge -u 0
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useradd’s -o option, along with its -u option, allows you to create a user with a non-unique user id. One use case for that is to create users with identical privileges (since they share the same user id) but different passwords, and if appropriate, home directories. This can be useful for service accounts (although typically you’d achieve the same result using sudo nowadays).
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useradd’s -o option, along with its -u option, allows you to create a user with a non-unique user id. One use case for that is to create users with identical privileges (since they share the same user id) but different passwords, and if appropriate, home directories. This can be useful for service accounts (although typically you’d achieve the same result using sudo nowadays).
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Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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useradd’s -o option, along with its -u option, allows you to create a user with a non-unique user id. One use case for that is to create users with identical privileges (since they share the same user id) but different passwords, and if appropriate, home directories. This can be useful for service accounts (although typically you’d achieve the same result using sudo nowadays).
answered 10 hours ago
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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useradd’s -o option, along with its -u option, allows you to create a user with a non-unique user id. One use case for that is to create users with identical privileges (since they share the same user id) but different passwords, and if appropriate, home directories. This can be useful for service accounts (although typically you’d achieve the same result using sudo nowadays).
answered 10 hours ago
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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The -o option allows the creation of users with non-unique IDs, only when you also supply the numerical value of their UID with the -u option in the same line, e.g.:
# useradd -o huey -u 501
# useradd -o dewey -u 501
# useradd -o louie -u 501
This permits setting up multiple users with same rights and priveleges, but with different home directories and passwords.
answered 10 hours ago
K7AAYK7AAY
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# useradd -o scrooge -u 0
– rrauenza
6 hours ago
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The -o option allows the creation of users with non-unique IDs, only when you also supply the numerical value of their UID with the -u option in the same line, e.g.:
# useradd -o huey -u 501
# useradd -o dewey -u 501
# useradd -o louie -u 501
This permits setting up multiple users with same rights and priveleges, but with different home directories and passwords.
answered 10 hours ago
K7AAYK7AAY
1,0861028
# useradd -o scrooge -u 0
– rrauenza
6 hours ago
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The -o option allows the creation of users with non-unique IDs, only when you also supply the numerical value of their UID with the -u option in the same line, e.g.:
# useradd -o huey -u 501
# useradd -o dewey -u 501
# useradd -o louie -u 501
This permits setting up multiple users with same rights and priveleges, but with different home directories and passwords.
answered 10 hours ago
K7AAYK7AAY
1,0861028
The -o option allows the creation of users with non-unique IDs, only when you also supply the numerical value of their UID with the -u option in the same line, e.g.:
# useradd -o huey -u 501
# useradd -o dewey -u 501
# useradd -o louie -u 501
This permits setting up multiple users with same rights and priveleges, but with different home directories and passwords.
answered 10 hours ago
K7AAYK7AAY
1,0861028
answered 10 hours ago
K7AAYK7AAY
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answered 10 hours ago
K7AAYK7AAY
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answered 10 hours ago
K7AAYK7AAY
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# useradd -o scrooge -u 0
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# useradd -o scrooge -u 0
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# useradd -o scrooge -u 0
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# useradd -o scrooge -u 0
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