|
Training, Open Source computer languages |
| Home | Accessibility | Courses | Diary | The Mouth | Forum | Resources | Site Map | About Us | Contact |
|
Setting up a new user - Linux or Unix
Creating a local user account on a Linux box: 1. Add an entry to /etc/passwd 2. Add an entry to /etc/shadow 3. Add an entry to /etc/group IF the user is in a new group 4. Use the passwd command to set the user's password 5. Create the user's home directory 6. Change the ownership of the user's home directory via the chown command 7. Login as the new user to check that the account works 8. Create a file via the new user's account to check he/she has write permission 9. Copy over any templates and startup files 10. Let the user know the account has been set up The useradd command (adduser on Solaris) can take many steps out of this, and is also helpful if you're setting up an account that's to be shared between a number of Linux / Unix boxes. As summarised on todays Linux Admin course (written 2008-03-26 15:54:22) Associated topics are indexed under A161 - Web Application Deployment - Users and Groups
Some other Articles
Selling curry to the chinese takeawayFirst Great Western Weekend Please support improvements in our train service Keep the client experience easy - single server contact point Setting up a new user - Linux or Unix Easter Sunday at 404, The Spa All Change, Portsmouth Harbour Dynamic Memory Allocation in C - calloc, realloc String interpretation in Ruby Some Ruby programming examples from our course |
2259 posts, page by page
Link to page ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 at 50 posts per pageThis is a page archived from The Horse's Mouth at http://www.wellho.net/horse/ - the diary and writings of Graham Ellis. Every attempt was made to provide current information at the time the page was written, but things do move forward in our business - new software releases, price changes, new techniques. Please check back via our main site for current courses, prices, versions, etc - any mention of a price in "The Horse's Mouth" cannot be taken as an offer to supply at that price.
Link to Ezine home page (for reading).
Link to Blogging home page (to add comments).
PH: 01144 1225 708225 • FAX: 01144 1225 707126 • EMAIL: info@wellho.net • WEB: http://www.wellho.net • SKYPE: wellho