04-05-2010
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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I work on some hp ux 11.00 Servers. i have to add an user. i use the useradd command like follows: useradd -u 72022 -g 71095 -c " comment " -d /PACKAGE_NAME/home/username -s /usr/bin/sh username
The command returns with error 3. The manpage means value number 3: Invalid argument supplied to an... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: ortsvorsteher
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2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi.
due to some needs i gave a user the premission to use useradd command with sudo.
i want to know if there is a way to let him set the initial password, without giving him the premission to use passwd command as root (sudo).
maybe a way to set a default password for all the new users that... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: dorilevy
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3. Solaris
Hi,
I need to add a new user who will only be able to access one single folder on my Solaris 9 system. Can this be achieved by using just useradd or do i need to fiddle with auth_attr table?
TIA,
Selma (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Selma
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
The man pages for useradd show the -k flag as a option, problem is I don't know what the description means. Could someone explain what "an alternative skel directory" is?
Is skel an acronym?
Thanks
From the man page:
-k, --skel skeldir
Specify an alternative skel... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: thumper
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Gurus,
I need to add a user to all the machines. I need a script to do this. I did one but it does not allow me to su to root within a ssh session i open. It exists saying su: Sorry. Please let me know how i can do it. I do not have the freedom of using sudo either.
Regards (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: earlysame55
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6. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi Experts,
when using useradd command, what are the necessary options/arguments to be included?
Please advice. (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: etcpasswd
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Ok Im trying too make this shell script create users from my text file, I also want to type in a password for the new users. So thay can make a uniq one themself after first logon.
#!/bin/sh
# Sebastian schmidt
clear
echo "*************************************************************"... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: chipmunken
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8. Solaris
if useradd command is deleted in solaris how do we add user (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: vivek_ng
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9. Solaris
:wall:i want to create a user in solaris whose password expires after every 30 minutes and he has to change his password after evry thirty minutes.How can we do that?:confused:
thanx and regards,
shekhar (17 Replies)
Discussion started by: shekhar_4_u
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10. Solaris
I want to creat a 27 logins in solaris.Can anyone tell me how to write a script for that so that i create at a time for all 27 people.
Thanks to guide me. (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: kkalyan
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