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. , 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. , Create the user's home directory if it does not exist. The files and directories contained in the skeleton directory (which can be defined with the -k option or in the config file) will be copied to the home directory. , Do not create the user's home directory. Overrides configuration settings. , SKELDIR The skeleton directory, which contains files and directories to be copied in the user's home directory, when the home directory is created by sss_useradd. This option is only valid if the (or ) option is specified, or creation of home directories is set to TRUE in the configuration. , SELINUX_USER The SELinux user for the user's login. If not specified, the system default will be used. SEE ALSO sss_groupadd8 , sss_groupdel8 , sss_groupshow8 , sss_groupmod8 , sss_userdel8 , sss_usermod8 .