Chris wrote
> Every new user I create I put into group 100, with a uid starting at 500 
> and going up. 


As a start how about an idiots guide to creating users. Don't say "use vipw" 
because it didn't seem to work properly for me. There are a multitude of 
passwd files and master passwd files without any idea which is the correct 
one.

For instance I have created a user called "alex" - which I can su to with no 
trouble but when I login as alex I get told my account has expired. 

Alex