System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

Maintaining User Accounts (Task Map)

Task 

Description 

Instructions 

Modify a Group 

You can modify a group's name or the users in a group by using the Groups Tool. 

See Solaris Management Console online help 

Delete a Group  

You can delete a group if its no longer needed. 

See Solaris Management Console online help 

Modify a User Account  

Disable a User Account

You can temporarily disable a user account if it will be needed in the future. 

See Solaris Management Console online help 

 

Change a User's Password

You might need to change a user's password if the user forgets it. 

See Solaris Management Console online help 

 

Change Password Aging

You can force users to change their passwords periodically with User Account tool's Password Options menu. 

See Solaris Management Console online help 

Delete a User Account  

You can delete a user account if it is no longer needed. 

See Solaris Management Console online help