Set Pangolin SSH mode and choose Automated Provisioning
Create the resource
Go to the web page of the new resource
See error above
Expected Behavior
Newt finds useradd in the PATH and executes the command correctly, or uses adduser or an equivalent command to successfully create the new user
Originally created by @rosalinaowo on GitHub (Jun 15, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/fosrl/newt/issues/384
### Describe the Bug
Newt fails to create a new user when Automated Provisioning is enabled in a Pangolin SSH resource.
Result on the browser:
<img width="552" height="306" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2fea7b3c-e924-4ad7-bf7f-3de4390dd393" />
On the logs I can see this:
```
newt | INFO: 2026/06/15 19:29:29 connection: niceId="" username="p-<username>" metadata.sudoMode="full" metadata.sudoCommands=[] metadata.homedir=true metadata.groups=[]
newt | INFO: 2026/06/15 19:29:29 auth-daemon: wrote CA cert to /etc/ssh/ca.pem
newt | WARN: 2026/06/15 19:29:29 auth-daemon: ensure user: useradd p-<username>: exec: "useradd": executable file not found in $PATH (output: )
newt | INFO: 2026/06/15 19:29:29 nativessh: updated credentials for user p-<username> (niceId=supportive-anilius)
```
This could be due to Alpine having `adduser` instead of `useradd`
### Environment
- OS Type & Version: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) x86_64
- Pangolin Version: 1.19.2
- Edition (Community or Enterprise): Enteprise
- Gerbil Version: 1.4.2
- Traefik Version: 3.7
- Newt Version: 1.13.0
### To Reproduce
My docker compose file:
```
services:
newt:
image: fosrl/newt
user: root
container_name: newt
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT: "${PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT:?}"
NEWT_ID: "${NEWT_ID:?}"
NEWT_SECRET: "${NEWT_SECRET:?}"
network_mode: host
```
1. Add a public SSH resource
2. Give it a name and a subdomain
3. Set `Pangolin SSH` mode and choose `Automated Provisioning`
4. Create the resource
5. Go to the web page of the new resource
6. See error above
### Expected Behavior
Newt finds `useradd` in the PATH and executes the command correctly, or uses `adduser` or an equivalent command to successfully create the new user
@AstralDestiny commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2026):
You can't use the automated provisoning within a container newt even with host networking as newt itself needs to run useradd which doesn't exist within the container even if it did it wouldn't function as it would be targetting it's own environment not the host.
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@AstralDestiny commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2026):
You can't use the automated provisoning within a container newt even with host networking as newt itself needs to run useradd which doesn't exist within the container even if it did it wouldn't function as it would be targetting it's own environment not the host.
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Originally created by @rosalinaowo on GitHub (Jun 15, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/fosrl/newt/issues/384
Describe the Bug
Newt fails to create a new user when Automated Provisioning is enabled in a Pangolin SSH resource.
Result on the browser:
On the logs I can see this:
This could be due to Alpine having
adduserinstead ofuseraddEnvironment
To Reproduce
My docker compose file:
Pangolin SSHmode and chooseAutomated ProvisioningExpected Behavior
Newt finds
useraddin the PATH and executes the command correctly, or usesadduseror an equivalent command to successfully create the new user@AstralDestiny commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2026):
You can't use the automated provisoning within a container newt even with host networking as newt itself needs to run useradd which doesn't exist within the container even if it did it wouldn't function as it would be targetting it's own environment not the host.
@AstralDestiny commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2026):
Only the binary supports the automated provisioning.