Difference Between useradd/userdel/groupadd/groupdel & adduser/deluser/addgroup/delgroup

Difference Between useradd/userdel/groupadd/groupdel & adduser/deluser/addgroup/delgroup

Difference Between useradd/userdel/groupadd/groupdel & adduser/deluser/addgroup/delgroup

there's no difference in features provided, however:

  • useradd/userdel/groupadd/groupdel
    • is native binary compiled with the system
  • adduser/deluser/addgroup/delgroup
    • is a perl script which uses useradd/userdel/groupadd/groupdel binary in back-end.
    • adduser/deluser/addgroup/delgroup is more user friendly and interactive than its back-end useradd/userdel/groupadd/groupdel