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Adding/modifying users under MATE DE

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Adding/modifying users under MATE DE
Date	2019-02-04 17:40 +0100
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I'm creating a Tcl script [to be run as user] which calls dumpe2fs , 
requiring root privileges. On comp.lang.tcl I was pointed to 
[https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-running-sudo-command-without-a-password/] 
which pointed out that a user could be authorized to run specific 
executables.

Although I'm the only person with any access to my machine, I have 
avoided using sudo in the past. That article dampened my qualms.

Back in 2015, when wanting to modify users, I was pointed to
"mate-system-tools". According to 
[https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mate-system-tools] it has been removed 
from the repository.

Is there a user friendly alternative?

Following a series of links suggests using visudo. It doesn't look 
friendly. I'm not sure yet if it can create new users from scratch. 
There are references to adduser (and relatives) but 
[https://packages.debian.org/stretch/adduser] gives its home page as 
[http://alioth.debian.org/projects/adduser/] which seems to be defunct.

Where is a first time user to go for appropriate guidance?

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Adding/modifying users under MATE DE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-02-04 17:40 +0100
  Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-02-04 18:40 +0100
    Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-02-04 19:40 +0100
      Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-02-04 22:50 +0100
      PARTIAL success - was [Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-02-06 20:50 +0100
        Re: PARTIAL success - was [Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-02-06 22:30 +0100
          Re: PARTIAL success - was [Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-02-07 14:30 +0100
  Using sudo, was Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-02-04 18:50 +0100
    Re: Using sudo, was Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-02-04 19:40 +0100
  Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE rhkramer@gmail.com - 2019-02-04 21:40 +0100
  Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-02-04 22:10 +0100
  Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE Thomas D Dial <tdial@acm.org> - 2019-02-05 04:40 +0100
    Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2019-02-05 14:30 +0100
      Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-02-05 15:10 +0100
        Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2019-02-05 16:00 +0100
          Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-02-05 18:00 +0100
      Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE rhkramer@gmail.com - 2019-02-06 05:10 +0100

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