About User Accounts and User Environments

This chapter covers managing user accounts and user environments, including the following topics:

• What's New in Managing User Accounts in Oracle Solaris 11.2

• What Are User Accounts and Groups?

• Where User Account and Group Information Is Stored

• Commands That Are Used for Managing Users, Roles, and Groups

• About the User's Work Environment

For task-related information about managing user accounts and user environments, see Chapter 2, Managing User Accounts by Using the Command-Line Interface and Chapter 3, Managing User Accounts by Using the User Manager GUI.