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| - | ===== Adding Users ===== | + | ===== Adding Users - Debian ===== |
| There are 2 ways to add a user: ''useradd'', and ''adduser''. With the first, you specify the username and all the settings on the command-line. The second walks you through the process, asking you all the necessary questions. | There are 2 ways to add a user: ''useradd'', and ''adduser''. With the first, you specify the username and all the settings on the command-line. The second walks you through the process, asking you all the necessary questions. | ||
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| For ''useradd'', a command similar to the following should be used: | For ''useradd'', a command similar to the following should be used: | ||
| <code rootshell> | <code rootshell> | ||
| - | useradd -m -u 10999 -g useracct -s /bin/mysh -c 'John Doe' johndoe | + | useradd -m -u 10999 -g useracct -G bronze -s /bin/bash -c 'John Doe' johndoe |
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| * Account majordomo is only defined on bud. | * Account majordomo is only defined on bud. | ||
| - | ===== Groups ===== | + | ===== Groups - Debian ===== |
| These groups seem to be important in Debian: | These groups seem to be important in Debian: | ||
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| |webhead||Users who have write access to our web sites.| | |webhead||Users who have write access to our web sites.| | ||
| |majordom||Used for mailing list management; ''lists'' account is included.| | |majordom||Used for mailing list management; ''lists'' account is included.| | ||
| + | |useracct|11025|Accounts for real live users, as opposed to system accounts, shared accounts, etc.| | ||
| |platinum|11111|Members who have paid for the Platinum membership level.| | |platinum|11111|Members who have paid for the Platinum membership level.| | ||
| |gold|11112|Members who have paid for the Gold membership level.| | |gold|11112|Members who have paid for the Gold membership level.| | ||
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| TODO: Create groups for: | TODO: Create groups for: | ||
| * users who have paid up for the current year (paid2006, etc.) | * users who have paid up for the current year (paid2006, etc.) | ||
| + | * Since we're now renewing memberships year-round, this no longer makes sense. | ||
| + | * We should probably have accounts expire when the renewal is due. | ||
| + | * We should have the passwords expire every 90 days, at the least. | ||
| + | * Although we need to allow users to change their passwords on Bud before we do that. | ||
| * voting members, as defined by our articles of incorporation / by-laws | * voting members, as defined by our articles of incorporation / by-laws | ||
| + | * Doesn't make sense, since that's not used for anything except voting, and changes every year. | ||
| * officers | * officers | ||
| * board members | * board members | ||
| * "administrative" accounts, which are accounts used for SLUUG business, not individual use | * "administrative" accounts, which are accounts used for SLUUG business, not individual use | ||
| - | ===== Adding Groups ===== | + | ===== Adding Groups - Debian ===== |
| As with users, there are 2 ways to add a group: ''groupadd'', and ''addgroup''. | As with users, there are 2 ways to add a group: ''groupadd'', and ''addgroup''. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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| + | ====== Solaris ====== | ||
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| + | ===== Adding a new user ===== | ||
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| + | Coordinate account name, UID, GID, etc. with other systems as detailed [[#adding_users - debian|above in Adding Users]]. | ||
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| + | Create the personal group if that is being used. For that, the GID is the same as the UID. | ||
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| + | <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> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Other user maintenance ===== | ||
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| + | See the ''listusers'', ''usermod'', and ''userdel'' commands | ||
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