#5118 Webmin 1.881: Webmin is unable to create a "Webmin user" when adduser is run

[srikar]

I have installed Webmin 1.881 on a Ubuntu server 16.04.4 VM. I have created a group in "Webmin Users" module and converted all Unix Users to Webmin Users using "Convert Unix To Webmin Users" option. Here I also configured "Unix User Synchronization " in Webmin Users module by selecting the below three options
I)Create a Webmin user when a Unix user is created.
II)Delete the matching Webmin user when a Unix user is deleted.
III)Set password for new users to Unix authentication.
Later I created a user in Ubuntu server VM using "add user" command and came back to Webmin to verify whether a corresponding Webmin User is being created because of synchronization options selected above and found that the webmin user was not created.
Now in Webmin I went to "Users and Groups" module and created a new user by clicking "Create a new user" option, now I am able to see the corresponding webmin user in "Webmin Users" module.
Can you please resolve this issue.

[Jamie Cameron]

Unfortunately, that syncing only applies to users added and removed from inside Webmin. We have no way to hook into the add user command.

[srikar]

Thanks Jamie for the reply. So I have to come back and create a new corresponding "webmin user" whenever a new Unix user is created without Webmin .

[Jamie Cameron]

Yes - unless you create the Unix users inside Webmin.