>Hi,
>
>Do as following:
>
>1. type /usr/sbin/vipw or /sbin/vipw (I hope you can manage the vi-editor, if
>not - check with <man vi>)
>
>2. Move the cursor to the last line and type in the new user
>A user account string looks like this: root:x:0:1:0000-Admin(0000):/:/sbin/sh
>
>Where the fields are:
><username>:<password>:<userid>:<groupid>:<The full name of the user>:<Home
>directory>:<Shell>
>
>Keep this in mind:
>- Enter * as the password and then use <passwd username> to change the
>password!
>- Enter a unique userid.
>
>Example: john:456:0:0:John Travolta:/home/john:/bin/csh
>
>3. Exit (Escape - ZZ) and check for errors.
>
>4. Create the Home directory by typing: mkdir /home/john
>
>5. Change the owner by typing: chown john /home/john
>
>6. Add the user to the group "wheel" by typing: vi /etc/groups
>Add the following after the last word of the wheel line: ,john
>
>7. Exit - Done! You may also use: chsh to fillout some more info about the
>user.

The only addition I would make to the above advice is to copy in a
set of default "dot" files at the end.  Check out the ones in /usr/share/skel
as a starting point.

Steve Brown