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.TH ADDUSER 8 ""
.UC 4
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.TH ADDUSER 8 ""
.UC 4
adduser \- procedure for adding new users
.SH DESCRIPTION
A new user must choose a login name, which must not already appear in
adduser \- procedure for adding new users
.SH DESCRIPTION
A new user must choose a login name, which must not already appear in
-.I /etc/passwd.
-An account can be added by editing a line into the passwd file; this must
-be done with the password file locked e.g. by using
+\fI/etc/passwd\fP or \fI/usr/lib/aliases\fP. An account can be added
+by editing a line into the passwd file; this must be done with the
+password file locked e.g. by using
.IR vipw (8).
.PP
A new user is given a group and user id.
.IR vipw (8).
.PP
A new user is given a group and user id.
.br
/usr/skel skeletal login directory
.SH SEE ALSO
.br
/usr/skel skeletal login directory
.SH SEE ALSO
-passwd(1), finger(1), chsh(1), chfn(1), passwd(5), vipw(8)
+passwd(1), finger(1), chsh(1), chfn(1), aliases(5), passwd(5), vipw(8)
.SH BUGS
User information should be stored in its own data base separate from
the password file.
.SH BUGS
User information should be stored in its own data base separate from
the password file.