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howtos:admin:setup_user_and_model_accounts [2011/05/03 15:24] marcus.williams |
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+ | Note: An alternative terminal-based editor to //vi// is //nano//. | ||
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+ | ==== Making the drive mapping for the user ==== | ||
+ | On the user's client machine they will need a drive mounting to the server. | ||
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+ | Make the mount out to the end of the models directory such as say the "N" drive is mounted as: | ||
+ | <code> | ||
+ | \\myserver\models | ||
+ | <\code> | ||
===== 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 |
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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 |