User Management in FreeBSD

These tools provide ability to manage the users across the system.
adduser is

# adduser 

Below are the steps involved when using adduser command in freeBSD.

Username: hemanth
Full name: Hemanth Murali
Uid (Leave empty for default):
Login group [hemanth]:
Login group is hemanth. Invite hemanth into other groups? []:
Login class [default]:
Shell (sh csh tcsh bash rbash nologin) [sh]: bash
Home directory [/home/hemanth]:
Home directory permissions (Leave empty for default):
Use password-based authentication? [yes]:
Use an empty password? (yes/no) [no]:
Use a random password? (yes/no) [no]:
Enter password:
Enter password again:
Lock out the account after creation? [no]:
Username   : hemanth
Password   : *****
Full Name  : Hemanth Murali
Uid        : 1002
Class      :
Groups     : hemanth
Home       : /home/hemanth
Home Mode  :
Shell      : /usr/local/bin/bash
Locked     : no
OK? (yes/no): yes
adduser: INFO: Successfully added (hemanth) to the user database.
Add another user? (yes/no): yes
Username:

IN BSD adduser script updates password in two files

1. /etc/password

2. /etc/master.password 

adduser script automatically copies the /usr/share/skel directory dot files to users home directory.
REMOVING A LOCAL USER

[root@basd1 ~]# rmuser
Please enter one or more usernames: hemanth
Matching password entry:

hemanth:*:1002:1002::0:0:Hemanth Murali:/home/hemanth:/usr/local/bin/bash

this the entry you wish to remove? yes
Remove user's home directory (/home/hemanth)? yes
Removing user (hemanth): mailspool home passwd.

-y option with rmuser will remove with taking yes for all the questions

# rmuser -y hemnath 

To update the user attributes.

#chpass -s /bin/csh vasanth

The above command will change the uer shell to csh.

FreBSD imposes no account linits regarding: expiration and mandatory password change.

To change users password

# passwd username 

To list the attributes of a user

# pw show user vasanth
 Output:
vasanth:*:1001:1001::0:0:Vasanth Muraleedharan:/home/vasanth:/usr/local/bin/bash

To change the shell of the user using pw

# pw mod user vasanth -s /bin/sh

pw command changes the following files - /etc/passwd,/etc/master.passwd,group

Enjoy !!!