Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 Administration Guide

How to Add a New User Account

Start User Manager from the Solstice Launcher and select the name service, if not done already.

See "How to Start User Manager".

Choose Add from the Edit menu.

The Add window is displayed.

Fill in the Add window.

If you need information to complete a field, click on the Help button to see field definitions for this window.

Click on OK.

The list of user accounts displayed in the User Manager main window is updated to include the new user account.

Example of a Completed Add Window

Example of the Script Selection Window

The following screen shows an example of the Script Selection window; in order for scripts to be run from this window, the scripts must be located in the /opt/SUNWadmd/Scripts directory.

Example of a Command-Line Equivalent for Adding a User

The following command is the equivalent to adding a user with User Manager.

# admuseradd -u 101 -g users -c "Kryten Series 4000" -s /bin/csh -k /etc/skel -x
preadd=preaddscript -x postadd=postaddscript -x pw=NORM \
 
-x pwwarn=1 -d /export/home/kryten -m -x autohome=Y -x serv=jupiter kryten

In this command,

`-u 101`	Specifies the user ID, in this case 101.
`-g users`	Specifies the user's primary group, in this case a group named users.
`-c "Kryten Series 4000"`	Specifies a comment for the user account.
`-s /bin/csh`	Specifies the default shell environment, in this case the C shell.
`-k /etc/skel`	Specifies a directory containing skeleton information, such as `.cshrc`, that will be copied into the user's home directory.
`-x preadd=preaddscript`	Specifies the user created script (`preaddscript`) located in `/opt/SUNWadmd/Scripts` that is designated to run before the user is added.
`-x postadd=postaddscript`	Specifies the user created script (`postaddscript`) located in `/opt/SUNWAdmd/Scripts` that is designated to run after the user is added.
`-x pw=NORM`	Specifies the initial password type, in this case normal.
`-x pwwarn=1`	Specifies the number of days that the user will be warned about password expiration.
`-d /export/home/kryten`	Specifies the name of the home directory.
`-m`	Creates the new user's home directory (as specified with the -d option) if it does not already exist.
`-x autohome=Y`	Specifies whether the home directory should be set up to be automounted.
`-x serv=jupiter`	Specifies the name of the server where the home directory will reside.
`kryten`	Specifies the name of the system.