linux user creation

[sushil_sk]

Hi friends i am trying to install oracle 10g on my system .

i want to create new user for tht , i opens /etc/passwd file but it opened in readonly mode so i can't save tht file . with new user . I had opened it with
text editor & emacs text editor but in both i can't edit file .

I had read the creating new user manually in the same forum .
it says EDIT /etc/passwd with vipw & ass new account . How to open tht file with vipw. plz help . and also hoe to edit /etc/group/ with vigr .

I had created user sda & groups oinstall , oracle from linux gui also ;
but when i goes to chown -r oracle: oinstall it gives me message as such
user not created .

plz help . Thnx in advance

i

[Lazydog]

Man adduser
Man groupadd

[sushil_sk]

Hi friend

can u tell me how to EDIT /etc/passwd: passwd file with vipw AND ALSO how to edit /etc/group/: group file with vigr


thnx

[Lazydog]

Above are your answers. You should not be editing these files by hand.
Read these pages for adding uses and groups to your system.