Account Attributes

The username provided by the user when they log in.

It should be between 1 and 32 characters in length.

Each user must be assigned a user ID (UID). UID 0 (zero) is reserved for the root. UIDs 1-99 are reserved for other predefined accounts. Further, UIDs 100-999 are reserved by the system for administrative and system accounts/groups.

The absolute path to the directory the user will be in when they log in. If this directory does not exist, then the user's directory becomes /

The minimum number of days required between password changes.

In other words, the number of days left before the user is allowed to change their password.

The maximum number of days the password is valid, after which the user is forced to change their password.

The number of days before a password is to expire that user is warned that their password must be changed.

General text field where you can provide a description.

Days since Jan 1, 1970 that account is disabled.

This is an absolute date specifying when the login may no longer be used.

The number of days after a password expires that account becomes disabled.

Indicates whether to add to last login log file.

User’s shell.

Allows creation of account with a duplicate (non-unique) UID.

Indicates whether to create a home directory for a new user.

The group's primary name.

Initial password for a newly created user account.

Specify if user has to be forced to change password on next logon.