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howtos:admin:setup_user_and_model_accounts [2011/05/03 15:24]
marcus.williams
howtos:admin:setup_user_and_model_accounts [2011/05/03 15:40]
marcus.williams
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 :wq <​enter>​ :wq <​enter>​
 </​code>​ </​code>​
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 +Note: An alternative terminal-based editor to //vi// is //nano//.
  
 ===== Add a Model Account ===== ===== Add a Model Account =====
 This process must be done as root logged in through putty to the server This process must be done as root logged in through putty to the server
  
-  * If the model already exists on another server then get the model'​s user id from that server (found in the file /​etc/​passwd) and use the same, if not leave out the "-u userIDFromOtherServer"​ part of the command below+  * 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 userIDFromOtherServer model1 useradd -s /bin/csh -c "​model1 model account"​ -d /​models/​model1 -u userIDFromOtherServer model1
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