How to add user account to a Cent OS 5 VPS?
#1

When i use adduser "name" and then passwd "pass" it changes the Root accounts password why? and when i try to login as that user it says wrong password.
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#2

Are you sure it's not asking you to confirm the password for root before you can create a new account?
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#3

I have a problem.yesterday i tried to create a user .That user got created but it say wrong password when i try to login to that account.Is there a way to delete that user account or recover password?
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#4

Its not passwd "pass", but passwd "accountname" ENTER and then the pass.
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#5

yes i typed "passwd desiredpass".my current question is : is there a way to delete an account?
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#6

USERDEL "name" would be the usual way.
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#7

Its not working...
says
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-bash: USERDEL: command not found

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#8

oops forgot about the case sensitivity, the caps was just to stress the cmd.
Its all lower-case, so

userdel "name"
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#9

i tried .it didnt show any error nor a message. like it had no effect.
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#10

If everything went fine it shouldnt give any output, thats correct. Check if the user really was deleted, e.g. try to delete it again, this should give an error then.
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