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 Accounts and groups will be taken from michelob since it is the primary user system, though the main difference between michelob and dark is some user passwords and minor details.  The same user accounts are on both.
+====== Solaris ======
+===== Adding a new user =====
+Coordinate account name, UID, GID, etc. with other systems as detailed [[#Adding Users|above in Adding Users]].
+Create the personal group if that is being used.  For that, the GID is the same as the UID.
+<code>
+groupadd \
+    -g GID \
+    ACCOUNT_NAME
+</code>
+Create the account.
+<code>
+useradd \
+    -u UID \
+    -g GID \
+    -c "GECOS USER NAME" \
+    -s /PATH/TO/SHELL \
+    -d /export/home/ACCOUNT_NAME \
+    -m \
+    ACCOUNT_NAME
+</code>
+Make the home directory accessible only by the user.
+<code>
+chmod go= /export/home/ACCOUNT_NAME
+</code>
+Set the initial password, force a password change at the next login, check status.
+<code>
+passwd    ACCOUNT_NAME
+passwd -f ACCOUNT_NAME
+passwd -s ACCOUNT_NAME
+</code>

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