> The Linux community doesn't help either. Some of them want to be inclusive, but the majority of the community think that Linux should be an exclusive club where only those with a high level of knowledge should get treated with any kind of respect or help. Just go Google any Linux topic, and I assure you the first page will contain several forum post where the only response is "RTFM," "if you cannot figure this out you shouldn't be touching it (audio issues)" (paraphrasing), or even "maybe you'd be better off using Windows teehee."
Just in case anyone thinks you're making this up... For several years, the top result for a search on "ubuntu add user" was this page:
It's an interesting page, because it recommends the use of the low-level "useradd" instead of the easier "adduser". It mentions "adduser" but only way down the page.
Now the Debian/Ubuntu man page for "useradd" says "useradd is a low level utility for adding users. On Debian, administrators should usually use adduser(8) instead."
Of course I made the outrageous mistake of thinking that a "how to geek" site might have accurate information, so I followed along and used "useradd".
When that command left me in a confusing state, I posted a comment on the how to geek page suggesting that they should recommend "adduser" instead of "useradd" just like the Ubuntu man page recommends.
(Click the "show archived reader comments" link on the page to see the discussion.)
This did not go over well. I got these replies:
> Michael Greary you are a D&%K H#$&D. You’re the 1 that messed it up no1 else, and anyone else for that matter. Hopefully you’ve learnt by now that when blindly running linux commands you should read the whole article to make sure it’s what you want first. Blaming it on other ppl isn’t gonna help either. You should’ve said it by admitting your mistake, asking for a way to rectify it. (sigh) I bet you have no friends
And the somewhat more polite:
> Michael Geary, you shouldn’t blame the tutorial because you didn’t read it properly.
And this was after following a "how to" that recommended using the wrong command.
Just in case anyone thinks you're making this up... For several years, the top result for a search on "ubuntu add user" was this page:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/add-a-user-on-ubuntu-s...
It's an interesting page, because it recommends the use of the low-level "useradd" instead of the easier "adduser". It mentions "adduser" but only way down the page.
Now the Debian/Ubuntu man page for "useradd" says "useradd is a low level utility for adding users. On Debian, administrators should usually use adduser(8) instead."
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man8/useradd.8.htm...
Of course I made the outrageous mistake of thinking that a "how to geek" site might have accurate information, so I followed along and used "useradd".
When that command left me in a confusing state, I posted a comment on the how to geek page suggesting that they should recommend "adduser" instead of "useradd" just like the Ubuntu man page recommends.
(Click the "show archived reader comments" link on the page to see the discussion.)
This did not go over well. I got these replies:
> Michael Greary you are a D&%K H#$&D. You’re the 1 that messed it up no1 else, and anyone else for that matter. Hopefully you’ve learnt by now that when blindly running linux commands you should read the whole article to make sure it’s what you want first. Blaming it on other ppl isn’t gonna help either. You should’ve said it by admitting your mistake, asking for a way to rectify it. (sigh) I bet you have no friends
And the somewhat more polite:
> Michael Geary, you shouldn’t blame the tutorial because you didn’t read it properly.
And this was after following a "how to" that recommended using the wrong command.