Creating Users and Groups on RS/6000 Platforms
This section discusses how to create users and groups on a RS/6000 Enterprise Server.
Personnel
System administrator
Logon status
On the RS/6000 Enterprise Server, logged on as root.
Prerequisites
None
Concurrent Tasks
None
Use the following procedure to create a new UNIX user and group on an RS/6000 Enterprise Server.
Log on to the RS/6000 as root (super user), or use
telnet
from the Microsoft Windows deployment server.Run the
smit
program.Select
Security and Users
.Select
Group
andAdd a Group
.Add a group called:
pssprelease_number
where release_number is the Service Pack base release being installed. For example, for Service Pack 1 you would enter:
pssp1
Use the default values for the remaining fields.
To return to the Security menu, press
F3
three times.Select
Users
andAdd a User
and complete these fields:User Name
Enter the value:
pssprelease_number
where release_number is the Service Pack base release being installed. For example, for Service Pack 1 you would enter:
pssp1
Primary Group
Enter the value:
/home/pssprelease_number
where home is the name of the home directory of the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne user you just created. The system may fill this field automatically.
Primary Group
Enter the same value as you entered for the Login Name field. For example:
pssprelease_number
where release_number is the Service Pack base release being installed. For example, for Service Pack 1 you would enter:
pssp1
Home Directory
Enter the value:
/home/pssprelease_number
where home is the name of the home directory of the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne user you just created. The system may fill this field automatically.
Initial Program
Enter this value:
/bin/ksh
Press
Enter
to accept the values.To exit, press
F3
.To assign a password for
pssprelease_number
, enter this command:passwd pssprelease_number