You could install a shadow file or go "trusted"...
If I remember right all spooladm directories are group bin yes?
What do the other users do ( even though menu driven...) on the box? what user application is run?
The only openspool I have hands on is on an old Bull AIX4.2 and I'm sure it is BULL custom (OPENPAGE software)
And this box has only me defined except root and spooladm...
Is it possible to change the permissons
for an entire directory in one shot?
I'm telneting on to a linux server.
...just a beginner--
--Paul (4 Replies)
So I need to change the permissions of my user account. I can
access the root account on the server, but don't know how to
change the permissions of my user account. I was advised to
try 'userconf' to see if I am part of a group, but I dunno how that works. ANyone who knows how to see the... (3 Replies)
Now I face a problem in changing the NIS passwd,I have no idea,want you to help me!
Today I add some user in the NIS master server ,I "vi" /etc/passwd &/etc/shadow,add user account and password by hand(shadow----no password ,only eight ":").
when finsh,I login ,system told me to input a password... (3 Replies)
Hello. I'm getting very odd behavior when I try to change a user's password in Solaris 8. The shell, where it used to ask for a new passwd and a confirmation, now asks FOUR times, with two success message.
This is what happens every time:
# passwd myusername
New Password: xxxxxxxx
New... (2 Replies)
does anyone know how to write a script that will change file permissions. because the Admin blocked me from altering any of my files im only allowed to read and i heard a script like this can bypass it but i dont know how to write it.
Display current users. Display user Ids only.
Display... (10 Replies)
HI,
I wann give permissions to a folder which contains multiple folders.....
how can i give permissions to all folder at a time
tat means if i give permissions to main folder it
the same permissions has to take on all the folders in the main folders
how can i use one command to give... (1 Reply)
Hi Expert,
I have environment where password is locally managed, not NIS, not LDAP, not Centrally managed.
In order to access to this environment I have to use Jump Box, and only from jumpbox I can login to every host. I can't login direct from inside one host within that environment to... (1 Reply)
Hi, Im getting this annoying problem on file permission when I copy a folder to a mounted external directory. the files inside the copied folders become all executable. I tried to search for ways how to undo the permission over the web but to no avail.
tried this one but it doesnt change a... (2 Replies)
Hi
Administering Solaris Systems - Solaris 10 mostly.
If I change the /etc/default/passwd settings - E.G. to increase minimum passwd length, then what happens to existing users with passwords shorter than this. presumably they are not affected until next time they want to change password.
... (4 Replies)
Hi All
we have small network which is in work group environment.We have one Samba server for sharing data on network.My Problem is when user change his/her password on windows machine i have to manually update his smb passwd on Samba server.I want password should change automatically on... (2 Replies)
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vipw
vipw(8) System Manager's Manual vipw(8)NAME
vipw - Edits the /etc/passwd file
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/vipw
DESCRIPTION
You use the vipw command to edit the /etc/passwd file with the editor defined in the EDITOR environment variable. If the variable is not
set, the default editor is vi.
The vipw command performs basic consistency checks on the edited file. If a hashed indexed passwd existed previously, the vipw command
uses the mkpasswd command to create recreate it.
The command must not be used on systems that use extended security attributes since it cannot set or change them. You must be root to run
this command. Only root and security administrators should have execute access to this command.
Since the vipw command cannot effectively change all the attributes of users, it should not be used in a secure environment.
The vipw command accesses the following files, and requires the listed permissions:
------------------------------
Permissions File
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rw /etc/passwd
rw /etc/passwd.pag
rw /etc/passwd.dir
rw /etc/ptmp
rw /etc/ptmp.pag
rw /etc/ptmp.dir
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EXAMPLE
To edit the /etc/passwd file, type the following command and add the required line entry: vipw
FILES
Specifies the command path
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: passwd(1), passwd(4), adduser(8), mkpasswd(8) delim off
vipw(8)