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adam <adam@littleboxes.com> writes:

> howdy...i was just reading through the FAQ and noticed the following: 
> 
> ===========================
> How do i add a normal user? 
> 
> Everyone seems to think that i shouldn't be using root for everyday use, how 
> can i add another user?
> 
> The command adduser gentoo will add a user called gentoo. The next step is to 
> give this user a password and passwd will do exactly that.
> ===========================
> 
> if i'm root, and i type these commands as you have outlined them here, i will 
> change the root password only, unless gentoo has modified adduser to su to 
> the added user by default...

The man page for passwd describes this, but basically:

   $ passwd

Changes the password for whatever user you are.

   $ passwd username

Changes the password for "username".

Matt

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