> ---- > useradd -p PASSWORD -m roger > ^ needs a ^ > space | > | what are you trying to accomplish here? The web page where I got the command said I needed it. Said it was to create a home directory. In any case, I tried: useradd -p password testguy and I still can't log in at the GUI prompt with the username "testguy" and the password "password". Do I have to specify to set up a Gnome interface for the user or something like that? Dave