Creating User Accounts - Home directories?

[demodeputy]

I am new to Linux. I have created a test user account by modifying the /etc/passwd file, and included the correct path to the /homes/username. However, when I try to log in as the new account I get a warning indicating that there is no home directory for the user. Does the home directory have to be manually created? Is there a script that can be invoked to automate this for new accounts like Mac OS X Server's createhomedir command?

Thanks for the help!

-Steve

[Seve]

Hello:
Normally, during the initial boot process [first one after the installation] you are asked to create a user and the the user's account as well as the /home/user is created.
If you used system-config-users it will ask you for all the relative information, including whether or not you want to create a /home directory.
No need to play around in any passwd files ?

Seve

[brunson]

Or, if you're a command line kind of guy: useradd

[demodeputy]

Great. Thank you very much.

[Seve]

Originally Posted by brunson

Or, if you're a command line kind of guy: useradd

Hello:
Much better said

Seve