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 and Add 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 and Add 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