Tasks for Solaris User and Group Management Tools (System Administration Guide: Basic Administration)

System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

Tasks for Solaris User and Group Management Tools

The Solaris user management tools enable you to manage user accounts and groups on a local system or in a name service environment.

This table describes the tasks you can do with the Users tool's User Accounts feature.

Table 4–8 Task Descriptions for User Accounts Tool


Task	Description
Add a user	Adds a user to the local system or name service.
Create a user template	Creates a template of predefined user attributes for creating users of the same group, such as students, contractors, or engineers.
Add a user with a user template	Adds a user with a template so that user attributes are predefined.
Clone a user template	Clones a user template if you would like to use a similar set of predefined user attributes. Then, change only some of the attributes as needed.
Set up user properties	Sets up user properties in advance of adding users. Properties include specifying whether a user template is used when adding a user, and whether the home directory or mail box is deleted by default when removing a user.
Add multiple users	Adds multiple users to the local system or name service by specifying a text file, typing each name, or automatically generating a series of user names.
View or change user properties	Displays or changes user properties such as login shell, password, or password options.
Assign rights to users	Assigns RBAC rights to users that will allow them to perform specific administration tasks.
Remove a user	Removes the user from the local system or the name service. Optionally, you can also specify whether the user's home directory or mailbox is removed. The user is also removed from any groups or roles.

For information about adding a user to the local system or name service, see What Are User Accounts and Groups? and User Account Components.

Table 4–9 Task Descriptions for Rights Tool


Task	Description
Grant a right	Grants a user a right to run a specific command or application that was previously only available to an administrator.
View or change existing rights properties	Displays or changes existing rights.
Add an authorization	Adds an authorization, which is a discrete right granted to a role or a user.
View or change an authorization	Displays or changes existing authorizations.

Table 4–10 Task Descriptions for Administrative Roles Tool


Task	Description
Add an administrative role	Adds a role that someone would use to perform a specific administrative task.
Assign rights to an administrative role	Assigns specific rights to a role that enable someone to perform a task.
Change an administrative role	Adds or removes rights from a role.

Table 4–11 Task Descriptions for Groups Tool


Task	Description
Add a group	Adds a group to the local system or name service so that the group name is available before you add the user.
Add a user to a group	Adds a user to a group if the user needs access to group-owned files.
Remove a user from a group	Removes a user from a group if the user no longer requires group file access.

For information on adding users to groups, see UNIX Groups.

Table 4–12 Task Descriptions for Mailing Lists Tool


Task	Description
Create a mailing list	Creates a mailing list, which is a list of user names for sending email messages.
Change a mailing list name	Changes the mailing list after it is created.
Remove a mailing list	Removes a mailing list if it is no longer used.

For information on creating mailing lists, see the Solaris Management Console's online help.

Table 4–13 Task Descriptions for Projects Tool


Task	Description
Create or clone a project	Creates a new project or clones an existing project if the existing project has attributes similar to what you need for the new project.
Modify or view project attributes	Displays or changes existing project attributes.
Delete a project	Removes a project if the project is no longer used.