Re: [ProgSoc] unix users

[daedalus <jpw001@nospam.its.maynick.com.au>]

On Tue, 2 Jun 1998 pkennedy@nospam.keycorp.com.au wrote:

> Patrick Kennedy@nospam.KEYCORP LTD.
> 06/02/98 12:36 PM
> 
> this sounds like silly question, but how do you create/manage users under
> unix (linux 2.0.29 to be exact)?
> 
> i've never had root access before, so this is really new to me :)

This is really probably an RTFM, RTFaq type question.

There should be a script called adduser or useradd which will lead you 
through the process of adding users. I never had to do much more than 
that, since it was a small system and I tended to edit the /etc/passwd 
and /etc/shadow files by hand. :) At least I learnt what the files did in 
the process.

Under solaris there are 3 proggies: useradd, userdel and usermod allowing 
you to add, delete and modify users from CLI.

I'm assuming there would be similar things for linux. man -k user?

> 
> Patrick Kennedy
> W  e  b  m  a  s  t  e  r
> Keycorp Limited, Sydney Australia
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> pkennedy@nospam.keycorp.com.au
> 
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