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What is an equivalent of the adduser command on Mac OS X?
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I want to be able to create new users from the command line when I am logged in as an administrator. Specifically, I am looking for an equivalent of the command on Linux.
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I think you're looking for the dscl command. Niutil sounds like NetInfo which is deprecated in OS X in favor of Open Directory aka LDAP. Dscl, or Directory Services Command Line, can be used to edit Open Directory for both a local or remote user dat…
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