[GH-ISSUE #330] README adduser command wrong #181

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opened 2026-03-13 16:04:29 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-13 16:04:29 +03:00

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Originally created by @mmiller7 on GitHub (Feb 5, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/acme-dns/acme-dns/issues/330

The README seems to have an error on the adduser line and contains many invalid option flags.

The following worked for me under CentOS 7 to create the user:

adduser --system --shell /sbin/nologin --home /var/lib/acme-dns acme-dns

Originally created by @mmiller7 on GitHub (Feb 5, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/acme-dns/acme-dns/issues/330 The README seems to have an error on the adduser line and contains many invalid option flags. The following worked for me under CentOS 7 to create the user: ``` adduser --system --shell /sbin/nologin --home /var/lib/acme-dns acme-dns ```

kerem commented

2026-03-13 16:04:35 +03:00

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@maddes-b commented on GitHub (Sep 21, 2024):

Some more explanation why the change:
adduser is mostly distro-dependent, e.g. Debian's adduser differs from CentOS ones.
useradd is more "POSIX" like.

@maddes-b commented on GitHub (Sep 21, 2024): Some more explanation why the change: `adduser` is mostly distro-dependent, e.g. Debian's `adduser` differs from CentOS ones. `useradd` is more "POSIX" like.