Managing User Accounts and User Environments in Oracle^® Solaris 11.3

How to Add a User or Role With the User Manager GUI

This procedure adds a new user or role within the scope of the filter that is currently being used by the GUI.

1. Start the User Manager GUI.

   See How to Start the User Manager GUI.

2. Click the New button in the main User Manager dialog box.

   The New User dialog box is displayed.

   
   
3. Provide the user account information.

   • User Name

   • Full Name

   • User ID – This information is optional. If you don't provide any information, the system automatically assigns a default value.

   • Group – Available choices for the Group field vary depending on your system's configuration.

   • Home Directory – This information is optional. If you don't provide any information, the system automatically assigns a default value.

     If you want the home directory of the user to be automounted, precede the path name with a host name or a local host. For example, localhost:/export/home/test1.

   • Login Shell – Choices for the Login Shell field vary, depending on your system's configuration.

   • Password – Assign a temporary password to the user.

   • Confirm – Confirm the temporary password that you assigned to the user.

4. Click OK.

   The user or role is added to the list of users that is displayed in the main User Manager dialog box, click OK.