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About This Book

1.  Oracle Solaris Management Tools (Road Map)

2.  Working With the Solaris Management Console (Tasks)

3.  Working With the Oracle Java Web Console (Tasks)

4.  Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)

What's New or Changed in Managing Users and Groups?

Tools for User Account and Group Account Management

What Are User Accounts and Groups?

User Account Components

User (Login) Names

User ID Numbers

Using Large User IDs and Group IDs

UNIX Groups

User Passwords

Home Directories

Name Services

User's Work Environment

Guidelines for Using 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

Tools for Managing User Accounts and Groups

Tasks for Solaris User and Group Management Tools

Managing Users and Resources With Projects

Customizing a User's Work Environment

Customizing the Bash Shell

Using Site Initialization Files

Avoiding Local System References

Shell Features

Shell Environment

The PATH Variable

Setting Path Guidelines

Locale Variables

Default File Permissions (umask)

User and Site Initialization Files Examples

5.  Managing User Accounts and Groups (Tasks)

6.  Managing Client-Server Support (Overview)

7.  Managing Diskless Clients (Tasks)

8.  Introduction to Shutting Down and Booting a System

9.  Shutting Down and Booting a System (Overview)

10.  Shutting Down a System (Tasks)

11.  Modifying Oracle Solaris Boot Behavior (Tasks)

12.  Booting an Oracle Solaris System (Tasks)

13.  Managing the Oracle Solaris Boot Archives (Tasks)

14.  Troubleshooting Booting an Oracle Solaris System (Tasks)

15.  x86: GRUB Based Booting (Reference)

16.  x86: Booting a System That Does Not Implement GRUB (Tasks)

17.  Working With Oracle Configuration Manager

18.  Managing Services (Overview)

19.  Managing Services (Tasks)

20.  Managing Software (Overview)

21.  Managing Software With Oracle Solaris System Administration Tools (Tasks)

22.  Managing Software by Using Oracle Solaris Package Commands (Tasks)

23.  Managing Patches

A.  SMF Services

Index

Chapter 4

Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)

This chapter provides guidelines and planning information for managing user accounts and groups. This chapter also includes information about customizing the user's work environment.

The following is a list of the information that is in this chapter:

For step-by-step instructions on managing user accounts and groups, see Chapter 5, Managing User Accounts and Groups (Tasks).