howtos:admin:setup_user_and_model_accounts
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howtos:admin:setup_user_and_model_accounts [2010/07/20 13:27] shona.weldon |
howtos:admin:setup_user_and_model_accounts [2011/05/03 15:24] marcus.williams |
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| ===== Add user ===== | ===== Add user ===== | ||
| - | * If they already exist on another server get the user id from that server and use the same for example adding user bboy: | + | * Add the user buddy boy with username bboy |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | useradd -s /bin/csh -c "Buddy Boy user account" -d /users/bboy -u userIDFromServerOr1000 bboy | + | useradd -s /bin/csh -c "Buddy Boy user account" -d /users/bboy bboy |
| </code> | </code> | ||
| * set the user's password | * set the user's password | ||
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| smbpasswd -a bboy | smbpasswd -a bboy | ||
| /etc/init.d/smb restart | /etc/init.d/smb restart | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | NOTE if you want to list the samba users you can do | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | cat /etc/samba/smbpasswd | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| chmod 664 bboy/* bboy/.cshrc bboy/.login | chmod 664 bboy/* bboy/.cshrc bboy/.login | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| + | * Add the user to the model accounts they need access to: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | vi /etc/group | ||
| + | - find model and add the new user to allowed to access that account as comma separated list: | ||
| + | - enter "edit mode" by typing "i" then change the line to look like | ||
| + | model1:x:1234:samm,bboy,otherUser | ||
| + | - go back to command mode with <esc> key | ||
| + | - write and quit vi with command: | ||
| + | :wq <enter> | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| ===== Add a Model Account ===== | ===== Add a Model Account ===== | ||
| - | * If the model already exist on a serverget the model's user id from feynman and use the sem | + | This process must be done as root logged in through putty to the server |
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| + | * If the model already exists on another server then get the model's user id from that server (found in the file /etc/passwd using //vi// or //nano//) and use the same, if not leave out the "-u userIDFromOtherServer" part of the command below | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | useradd -s /bin/csh -c "model1 model account" -d /models/model1 -u userIDFromFeynmanOr2000 model1 | + | useradd -s /bin/csh -c "model1 model account" -d /models/model1 -u userIDFromOtherServer model1 |
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | * set the model's password | + | |
| + | * set the model's password | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| passwd model1 | passwd model1 | ||
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| :wq <enter> | :wq <enter> | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | * Reconfigure the default directory for this user /models and delete the created model1 directory | + | * Move to the models directory |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | rm -rf model1 | + | cd /models |
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | * make a new one and copy all files (including hidden) from modelacct to model1 | + | * Reconfigure the default directory for this model |
| + | * copy all files (including hidden) from some other working model account <modelacct> to model1 | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | mkdir reu | + | cp modelacct/*.init model1/ |
| - | cp modelacct/* reu/ | + | cp modelacct/*.links model1/ |
| - | cp modelacct/.cshrc reu/ | + | cp modelacct/.cshrc model1/ |
| - | cp modelacct/.login reu/ | + | cp modelacct/.login model1/ |
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | * set perms: | + | * set perms : |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| chmod 770 model1 | chmod 770 model1 | ||
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| * Put the model file structure onto the model1 accountif it already exists elsewhere or else create it: | * Put the model file structure onto the model1 accountif it already exists elsewhere or else create it: | ||
| * [[howtos:admin:Model Family Directory Structure]] | * [[howtos:admin:Model Family Directory Structure]] | ||
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howtos/admin/setup_user_and_model_accounts.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/22 18:36 by marcus.williams
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