SSSD Manual pages sss_useradd 8 sss_useradd create a new user sss_useradd options LOGIN DESCRIPTION sss_useradd creates a new user account using the values specified on the command line plus the default values from the system. OPTIONS , UID Set the UID of the user to the value of UID. If not given, it is chosen automatically. , GID Set the GID or group membership of the user to the value of GID. If not given, it is chosen automatically. , COMMENT Any text string describing the user. Often used as the field for the user's full name. , HOME_DIR The home directory of the user account. The default is to append the LOGIN name to /home and use that as the home directory. The base that is prepended before LOGIN is tunable with user_defaults/baseDirectory setting in sssd.conf. , SHELL The user's login shell. The default is currently /bin/bash. The default can be changed with user_defaults/defaultShell setting in sssd.conf. , GROUPS A list of existing groups this user is also a member of. SEE ALSO sss_groupadd8 , sss_groupdel8 , sss_groupmod8 , sss_userdel8 , sss_usermod8 .