userlist(5) [debian man page]
USERLIST(5) AFS File Reference USERLIST(5) NAME
UserList - Defines privileged administrators DESCRIPTION
The UserList file lists the AFS usernames of the system administrators authorized to issue privileged bos, vos, and backup commands that affect the local server machine or the volumes housed on it. It must reside in the /etc/openafs/server directory on every server machine. Although the UserList file is in ASCII format, do not use a text editor to alter it. Instead always use the appropriate commands from the bos command suite: o The bos adduser command to add a user to the file. o The bos listusers command to display the contents of the file. o The bos removeuser command to remove a user from the file. Although it is theoretically possible to list different administrators in the UserList files on different server machines, doing so can cause unanticipated authorization failures and is not recommended. In cells that use the Update Server to distribute the contents of the /etc/openafs/server directory, it is customary to edit only the copy of the file stored on the system control machine. Otherwise, edit the file on each server machine individually. SEE ALSO
bos_adduser(8), bos_listusers(8), bos_removeuser(8), upclient(8), upserver(8) COPYRIGHT
IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved. This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell. OpenAFS 2012-03-26 USERLIST(5)
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BOS_ADDUSER(8) AFS Command Reference BOS_ADDUSER(8) NAME
bos_adduser - Adds a privileged user to the UserList file SYNOPSIS
bos adduser -server <machine name> -user <user names>+ [-cell <cell name>] [-noauth] [-localauth] [-help] bos addu -s <machine name> -u <user names>+ [-c <cell name>] [-n] [-l] [-h] DESCRIPTION
The bos adduser command adds each user name specified with the -user argument to the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file on the machine named by the -server argument. It is the issuer's responsibility to verify that an entry for the user exists in the Authentication and Protection Databases. OPTIONS
-server <machine name> Indicates the server machine on which to change the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file. Identify the machine by IP address or its host name (either fully-qualified or abbreviated unambiguously). For details, see bos(8). In cells that use the Update Server to distribute the contents of the /etc/openafs/server directory, it is conventional to specify only the system control machine as a value for the -server argument. Otherwise, repeat the command for each file server machine. For further discussion, see bos(8). -user <user names>+ Specifies each user name to insert into the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file. -cell <cell name> Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this argument with the -localauth flag. For more details, see bos(8). -noauth Assigns the unprivileged identity "anonymous" to the issuer. Do not combine this flag with the -localauth flag. For more details, see bos(8). -localauth Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile file. The bos command interpreter presents the ticket to the BOS Server during mutual authentication. Do not combine this flag with the -cell or -noauth options. For more details, see bos(8). -help Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored. EXAMPLES
The following command adds the user names "pat" and "smith" to the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file on the machine "fs1.abc.com" (the system control machine). % bos adduser -server fs1.abc.com -user pat smith PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
The issuer must be listed in the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file on the machine named by the -server argument, or must be logged onto a server machine as the local superuser "root" if the -localauth flag is included. SEE ALSO
KeyFile(5), UserList(5), bos(8), bos_listusers(8), bos_removeuser(8) COPYRIGHT
IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved. This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell. OpenAFS 2012-03-26 BOS_ADDUSER(8)