Solaris

I just installed Solaris 10 yesterday and I need to create a new username and password. I'm new to the system and I have yet to learn my way around. I appreciate all help and thank you in advance.

You will need to login as root to do this (assuming you didn't create a seperate account)

1) Command line method
# useradd <name-of-login>
# passwd <name-of-login>

2) Graphical method (Gnome\X-windows)
Look for a program call System Management Console, or SMC,
-or-
Got to managment Tools, This Computer, system Configuraton, User Accounts



Ensure you understand the above before performing a new accout creation. If in doubt, consult http://docs.sun.com

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Solaris SCSA (v8)
Microsoft MCP
Ubuntu & Fedora on-the-way
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how would I go about logging on as 'root'?

root is the superuser account. It's like the first account on any box. You'll need to know the root password or have sudo access.

If your box isn't already logged-in & you don't know the root password, then your on your own

If you just installed and never add any account, I believe you are logging in as "root", which can be determine from the "#" symbol when you login. Other accounts would be showing "$"

To add new account,

# useradd -d /export/home -s /bin/sh username

then assign password,

#passwd username