Can you create a reseller/cPanel account with adduser?

Question

Can you create a reseller/cPanel account with the adduser command?

Answer

No. The adduser command only creates a Linux user. Creating a Linux user is one part of the cPanel user creation process. The createacct API call should be used to create an account from the command line.

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