From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Nov 24 10:28: 8 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5081E37B404 for ; Sun, 24 Nov 2002 10:28:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from sage-one.net (adsl-65-71-135-137.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.71.135.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F3F243E6E for ; Sun, 24 Nov 2002 10:28:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Received: from sagea (sagea [192.168.0.3]) by sage-one.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id gAOIS2D06122; Sun, 24 Nov 2002 12:28:02 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20021124122800.010f3850@mail.sage-one.net> X-Sender: jackstone@mail.sage-one.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 12:28:00 -0600 To: KevinG , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Jack L. Stone" Subject: Re: Adding users in FreeBSD 4.7 In-Reply-To: <3912360718.20021124101401@pacbell.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 10:14 AM 11.24.2002 -0800, KevinG wrote: >Hello, > >I installed 4.7 on a new box and when I try to add users (by > running adduser) I smack into a roadblock; > the system asks that I enter the username, which I do, > and it continues to insist that I enter the username again, over and > over... > It seems the "regular expressions" feature is balling me up and I am > unsure how this fits into the scheme. > Man adduser and pw haven't helped me much. > >-- >Best regards, > KevinG mailto:whackstr@pacbell.net > The system will first ask you to set the regexpressions and all you should do is press enter to each one if you agree with its offering to set up. Then, onec that is done, it will ask for the user to set up. I suspect you are trying to enter the user too soon in the process... that is the usual problem. Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message