FAXADDUSER(8)

FAXADDUSER(8) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the System Manager's Manual section, page FAXADDUSER(8) — yes the man page name is literally the same as the command, that's just how section 8 does it, iconic behavior honestly ✨

✨ NAME ✨

faxadduser — add a fax user to the permissions file 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

/usr/sbin/faxadduser [ -a admin-password ] [ -f permissions file ] [ -h host name ] [ -p password ] [ -u uid ] username

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so faxadduser creates a new user for HylaFAX services, and it does that by updating the appropriate permission files — and yes, the permission files in question are the ones described over in hosts.hfaxd(5). that's the whole vibe. new user, updated permissions, slay 💖

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

here's the full menu, no skips, no skimming, we read every single one:

• -a admin-password — the password that lets the user get admin privileges. yes that's real power, use it responsibly bestie 👑
• -f permissions-file — use a permissions file that isn't the default one. your file, your rules 🫶
• -h host name — only authenticate the user when they're coming from this host. just this one. nobody else gets in 🚪
• -p password — the password for the user to access fax services. the regular-access password, not the admin one, don't mix them up 😭
• -u user-id — the user id number for the user. it's giving numeric identity 🧚

and then, last but never least, the positional argument:

• username — the name of the user you're adding. the main character of this whole operation ⭐

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• faxdeluser(8) — for when you gotta remove a user instead (the breakup arc 💔)
• hosts.hfaxd(5) — the permission files lore, read it, iykyk 📖

ngl bestie, that's the whole page. short, sweet, and every single flag accounted for. no cap 🎀

okay that's a wrap! this was the System Manager's Manual version of FAXADDUSER(8), dated Aug 10, 1999 — yes, 1999, a true vintage icon, we stan a retro man page 💜✨ bye bestie, go add some fax users 🦋