Managing User Accounts and User Environments in Oracle^® Solaris 11.3

How to Create the Home Directory for a User Without Creating a ZFS Dataset

1. Become an administrator.

   See Using Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.3.

2. Create a local directory under the /export/home path.

   # mkdir /export/home/local

3. Add a new user account and specify the base directory for the same.

   # useradd -d /export/home/local/username -m username
   80 blocks

4. Assign a password to the new user account.

   # passwd username
   New Password:
   Re-enter new Password:
   passwd: password successfully changed for username

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   Note -  Make sure you have the User Security rights profile assigned in order to assign passwords.

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5. The home directory of the user account is created in the /export/home directory.

   # cat /etc/passwd
   root:x:0:0:Super-User:/root:/usr/bin/bash
   daemon:x:1:1::/:/bin/sh
   bin:x:2:2::/:/bin/sh
   sys:x:3:3::/:/bin/sh
   adm:x:4:4:Admin:/var/adm:/bin/sh
   dladm:x:15:65:Datalink Admin:/:
   netadm:x:16:65:Network Admin:/:
   netcfg:x:17:65:Network Configuration Admin:/:
   sshd:x:22:22:sshd privsep:/var/empty:/bin/false
   smmsp:x:25:25:SendMail Message Submission Program:/:
   username:x:167:10::/export/home/local/username:/usr/bin/bash