07-20-2009
are you sure to have correctly created this user account?
the user can login from the console?
user home directory exist?
have you created password for new user?
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. Programming
ok, heres what i want i need....well want, hehe...
in a program, its a simple menu, i need to log the user running the program off...back to the login prompt. this is not a super user, just a normal account.
i know i could just set the program to be the users login shell..but i'd rather do... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: acromi
1 Replies
2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi,
I am using SunOS and HP-UX. I am trying to removed user that has not been using the system for a period of time. Is there anyway to find out how long since the last time the user logged on. I know there is command "last" that read from the file /etc/wtmp that hold some of information. ... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: vtran4270
1 Replies
3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi,
Does anybody knows is there a way or how to records user logging record?
thanks in advance (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: jennifer
4 Replies
4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I have a script giving option to allow user who run the script log out the server.
I used 'exit' when user chose this option. But it didn't work the way I wanted. It only exit the program not the machine.
I used 'logout' after 'exit'. Still not working.
Anyone has some ideas?
Thanks!!! (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: whatisthis
6 Replies
5. AIX
Hi everybody,
First, Is the command who show all the users connected to my system? Is it equivalent to the commands last |grep still.
Second, How I can log-off a specific user?
Note: My system is AIX 4.3 (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: aldowsary
3 Replies
6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
How can I identify usernames on UNIX, when these users don't access the server, they access folders on this server. Is it possible? :confused: (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: DyDyLc
4 Replies
7. HP-UX
Hi,
Please could you tell me how I can create a new user account on HP-UX who can only sign-on from the console ?
Thanks (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: catheram
4 Replies
8. Shell Programming and Scripting
I need know when user was loged last time?
So when my user log in his account he will see welcom message:
Hello username.
Today is: date.
Last time You loged on : date.
I tried to use comand lastlog -u username but it shows me time from few seconds ago.
I need logging one before.
... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Budrys
1 Replies
9. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers
I have been trying to change my user name and machine name, however now I cannot log in and I am directed as guest. Is there a way to resolve this problem? (33 Replies)
Discussion started by: kristinu
33 Replies
10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Below is my script to log all the command input by any user to /var/log/messages. But I cant achieve the desired output that i want. PLease see below.
function log2syslog
{
declare COMMAND
COMMAND=$(fc -ln -0)
logger -p local1.notice -t bash -i -- "$USER:$COMMAND"
}
trap... (12 Replies)
Discussion started by: invinzin21
12 Replies
PASSWD(5) File Formats and Conversions PASSWD(5)
NAME
passwd - the password file
DESCRIPTION
/etc/passwd contains one line for each user account, with seven fields delimited by colons (":"). These fields are:
o login name
o optional encrypted password
o numerical user ID
o numerical group ID
o user name or comment field
o user home directory
o optional user command interpreter
The encrypted password field may be blank, in which case no password is required to authenticate as the specified login name. However, some
applications which read the /etc/passwd file may decide not to permit any access at all if the password field is blank. If the password
field is a lower-case "x", then the encrypted password is actually stored in the shadow(5) file instead; there must be a corresponding line
in the /etc/shadow file, or else the user account is invalid. If the password field is any other string, then it will be treated as an
encrypted password, as specified by crypt(3).
The comment field is used by various system utilities, such as finger(1).
The home directory field provides the name of the initial working directory. The login program uses this information to set the value of
the $HOME environmental variable.
The command interpreter field provides the name of the user's command language interpreter, or the name of the initial program to execute.
The login program uses this information to set the value of the $SHELL environmental variable. If this field is empty, it defaults to the
value /bin/sh.
FILES
/etc/passwd
User account information.
/etc/shadow
optional encrypted password file
/etc/passwd-
Backup file for /etc/passwd.
Note that this file is used by the tools of the shadow toolsuite, but not by all user and password management tools.
SEE ALSO
crypt(3), getent(1), getpwnam(3), login(1), passwd(1), pwck(8), pwconv(8), pwunconv(8), shadow(5), su(1), sulogin(8).
File Formats and Conversions 06/24/2011 PASSWD(5)