1*4882a593Smuzhiyun// -*- mode:doc; -*- 2*4882a593Smuzhiyun// vim: set syntax=asciidoc: 3*4882a593Smuzhiyun 4*4882a593Smuzhiyun[[customize-users]] 5*4882a593Smuzhiyun=== Adding custom user accounts 6*4882a593Smuzhiyun 7*4882a593SmuzhiyunSometimes it is needed to add specific users in the target system. 8*4882a593SmuzhiyunTo cover this requirement, Buildroot provides support for so-called 9*4882a593Smuzhiyun_users tables_. To use this feature, set config option 10*4882a593Smuzhiyun+BR2_ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES+ to a space-separated list of users tables, 11*4882a593Smuzhiyunregular text files following the xref:makeuser-syntax[makeusers syntax]. 12*4882a593Smuzhiyun 13*4882a593SmuzhiyunAs shown in xref:customize-dir-structure[], the recommended location for 14*4882a593Smuzhiyunsuch files is +board/<company>/<boardname>/+. 15*4882a593Smuzhiyun 16*4882a593SmuzhiyunIt should be noted that if the custom users are related to a specific 17*4882a593Smuzhiyunapplication, you should set variable +FOO_USERS+ in the package's +.mk+ 18*4882a593Smuzhiyunfile instead (see xref:generic-package-reference[]). 19