root@ubuntu16:/# uname -r
4.4.0-43-generic
root@ubuntu16:/# cat /etc/*release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS"
VERSION_ID="16.04"
HOME_URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
VERSION_CODENAME=xenial
UBUNTU_CODENAME=xenial
root@ubuntu16:/# adduser test
Adding user `test' ...
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
Adding new group `test' (1002) ...
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
Adding new user `test' (1002) with group `test' ...
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
Creating home directory `/home/test' ...
Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...
Tested with Ubuntu 16.04 image on Azure:
root@ubuntu16:/# uname -r RELEASE= 16.04 CODENAME= xenial DESCRIPTION= "Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS" www.ubuntu. com/" help.ubuntu. com/" bugs.launchpad. net/ubuntu/" CODENAME= xenial CODENAME= xenial
4.4.0-43-generic
root@ubuntu16:/# cat /etc/*release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS"
VERSION_ID="16.04"
HOME_URL="http://
SUPPORT_URL="http://
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://
VERSION_
UBUNTU_
root@ubuntu16:/# adduser test
Adding user `test' ...
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
Adding new group `test' (1002) ...
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
Adding new user `test' (1002) with group `test' ...
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting
sent invalidate(group) request, exiting
Creating home directory `/home/test' ...
Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...