howtos:admin:setup_user_and_model_accounts
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howtos:admin:setup_user_and_model_accounts [2011/03/21 13:33] marcus.williams |
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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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| :wq <enter> | :wq <enter> | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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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> | ||
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| ===== 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 /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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| cd /models | cd /models | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | * Reconfigure the default directory for this user /models and delete the created model1 directory | + | * Reconfigure the default directory for this model |
| - | <code> | + | * copy all files (including hidden) from some other working model account <modelacct> to model1 |
| - | rm -rf model1 | + | |
| - | </code> | + | |
| - | * make a new one and copy all files (including hidden) from some other working model account <modelacct> to model1 | + | |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | mkdir model1 | + | cp modelExample/*.init model1/ |
| - | cp modelacct/*.init model1/ | + | cp modelExample/*.links model1/ |
| - | cp modelacct/*.links model1/ | + | cp modelExample/.cshrc model1/ |
| - | cp modelacct/.cshrc model1/ | + | cp modelExample/.login model1/ |
| - | cp modelacct/.login model1/ | + | |
| </code> | </code> | ||
| * set perms : | * set perms : | ||
howtos/admin/setup_user_and_model_accounts.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/22 18:36 by marcus.williams
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