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    useradd & groupadd commands not found

    redhat 9.0 isn't finding the
    $ groupadd

    or

    $ useradd commands

    I'm trying to instal MySQL

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    check path, and make sure that you are root.
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    Those commands need root permission. su -

    Edit: People keep posting 2-3 mins before me
    Last edited by serz; 07-11-2003 at 03:36 PM.
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    The '$' prompt would indicate you are attempting these system administration commands as user and not as root.

    You need to be root or equivalent in order to perform most the the Linux/Unix system administration functions.

    su -
    <root password>

    groupadd
    or
    useradd

    Type 'exit' to exit from 'su -' when done.
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    It's not normally in the path for ordinary users. You can find the system binaries in /sbin or /usr/sbin. A simple $ locate groupadd or $ find / -name groupadd would do the trick. Also you can view the man page. On some distros that will show you where to find the file.

    Like the above people said, you need root privilages to run the command, but you don't necessarily need su root. You could do it by executing sudo, for example.
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    Originally posted by chort
    you don't necessarily need su root. You could do it by executing sudo, for example.
    I don't know if that would work. He would still need permission to write to /etc/passwd. I might be wrong.
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    sudo grants the user full root permissions for running a single command. If it's allowed by the configuration file /etc/sudoers, then

    sudo useradd elmerfudd

    will run with full root privileges only for that command. It's like an ultraconfigurable superflexible SETUID. Very very cool.
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    errr, it turns out I was in root anyway... [i had to su to cp into usr/local]

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    got it!

    i had to do
    locate groupadd
    /usr/sbin/groupadd mysql
    .....

    thanks!

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    Originally posted by sploo22
    sudo grants the user full root permissions for running a single command. If it's allowed by the configuration file /etc/sudoers, then

    sudo useradd elmerfudd

    will run with full root privileges only for that command. It's like an ultraconfigurable superflexible SETUID. Very very cool.
    I was wrong then hehe. I never used sudo myself, but yea.. I've heard that it's fully configurable.
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    Originally posted by toypiano
    got it!

    i had to do
    locate groupadd
    /usr/sbin/groupadd mysql
    .....

    thanks!
    then your path is probably screwed up on ya... you shouldn't need to write out the path of /usr/sbin. try doing a groupadd by running "su -" to become root, or simply logging in as root at console.
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    And the su manpage (man su) explains the difference between 'su' and 'su -'.
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    Talking useradd and groupadd command requires root access

    Useradd and groupadd command always need root access to execute it. In ubuntu, if you have should have sudo root access and then only you can add user or group in system.

    To get sudo root access in ubuntu, we need to change the group of that user to sudo by some other account who have root access.

    difference between su and su - is that -- if you do only su to login then that time login process will not call login scripts of that user. i.e. user will not run with all its default parameter or anyother extra settings. if you do su - then it will call login scripts and while logging in. and that will be better to avoid errors while running commands or scripts.

    You will get detailed knowldge about this commands on below link :
    http://roundoverlinux.blogspot.in/20...-examples.html
    http://roundoverlinux.blogspot.in/20...-examples.html
    http://roundoverlinux.blogspot.in/20...-examples.html

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