Example—Adding a User With the Solaris Management Console's Groups Tool (System Administration Guide: Basic Administration)

System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

Example—Adding a User With the Solaris Management Console's Groups Tool

The following example identifies the steps to add the user kryten (user ID 1001) to the system starbug. This example assumes that the launcher has been started and Users Tool is open.

Click Next between the steps below.

Select Add User—>With Wizard from the Action menu.
Step 1 – Identify the user's name or login name, kryten, at the User Name prompt under Group Identification.
(Optional) Identify the user's full name, kryten series 3000, at the Full Name prompt.
(Optional) Provide a further description of this user at the Description prompt.
Step 2 – Provide the user ID, 1001, at the User ID Number prompt.
Step 3 – Select the User Must Use This Password At First Login option.

Provide a password for the user at the Password prompt and then confirm the password at the Confirm Password prompt.
Step 4 – Select the user's primary group, mechanoids.
Step 5 – Create the user's home directory by accepting the defaults at the Server and Path prompts.
Step 6 – Specify the mail server.
Step 7 – Review the information you provided and go back to correct the information, if necessary. Otherwise, click on Finish.