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1. Locating Information About Oracle Solaris Commands

2. Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)

What's New in User Accounts and Groups?

Removal of Support for Solaris Management Console

Default Password Hashing Algorithm

What Are User Accounts and Groups?

User Account Components

User (Login) Names

User ID Numbers

Using Large User IDs and Group IDs

Home Directories

Naming Services

User's Work Environment

Guidelines for Assigning User Names, User IDs, and Group IDs

Where User Account and Group Information Is Stored

Fields in the passwd File

Default passwd File

Fields in the shadow File

Fields in the group File

Default group File

Command-Line Tools for User and Group Account Management

Customizing a User's Work Environment

Using Site Initialization Files

Avoiding Local System References

Bash and ksh93 Shell History

Bash and ksh93 Shell Environment Variables

Customizing the Bash Shell

About the MANPATH Environment Variable

The PATH Variable

Setting Path Guidelines

Locale Variables

Default File Permissions (umask)

Customizing a User Initialization File

3. Managing User Accounts and Groups (Tasks)

4. Booting and Shutting Down an Oracle Solaris System

5. Working With Oracle Configuration Manager

6. Managing Services (Overview)

7. Managing Services (Tasks)

8. Using the Fault Manager

9. Managing System Information (Tasks)

10. Managing System Processes (Tasks)

11. Monitoring System Performance (Tasks)

12. Managing Software Packages (Tasks)

13. Managing Disk Use (Tasks)

14. Scheduling System Tasks (Tasks)

15. Setting Up and Administering Printers by Using CUPS (Tasks)

16. Managing the System Console, Terminal Devices, and Power Services (Tasks)

17. Managing System Crash Information (Tasks)

18. Managing Core Files (Tasks)

19. Troubleshooting System and Software Problems (Tasks)

20. Troubleshooting Miscellaneous System and Software Problems (Tasks)

Command-Line Tools for User and Group Account Management

Note - The Solaris Management Console and all its equivalent command-line tools are no longer supported.

The following commands are available for managing user and group accounts.

Table 2-5 Commands to Manage Users and Groups

Man Page for Command	Description	For Additional Information
`useradd`(1M)	Creates users locally or in an LDAP repository.	How to Add a User
`usermod`(1M)	Changes user properties locally or in an LDAP repository. If the user properties are security-relevant, such as role assignment, this task might be restricted to your security administrator or to the `root` role.	How to Change the RBAC Properties of a User in Oracle Solaris Administration: Security Services
`userdel`(1M)	Deletes a user from the system or from the LDAP repository. Can involve additional cleanup, such as `cron` job removal.	How to Delete a User
`groupadd`(1M) `groupmod`(1M) `groupdel`(1M)	Manages groups locally or in an LDAP repository.	How to Add a Group
`roleadd`(1M) `rolemod`(1M) `roledel`(1M)	Manages roles locally or in an LDAP repository. Roles cannot log in. Users assume an assigned role to perform administrative tasks.	How to Create a Role in Oracle Solaris Administration: Security Services Initially Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in Oracle Solaris Administration: Security Services

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