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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 [2024/02/22 18:36] (current)
marcus.williams
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 ====== Setting up Accounts on a new VM ====== ====== Setting up Accounts on a new VM ======
 +**✅ CONTENT MIGRATED TO GURU ON FEBRUARY 22, 2024**
 +
  
 ===== Add user ===== ===== Add user =====
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 - write and quit vi with command: - write and quit vi with command:
 :wq <​enter>​ :wq <​enter>​
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Note: An alternative terminal-based editor to //vi// is //nano//.
 +
 +==== Making the drive mapping for the user ====
 +On the user's client machine they will need a drive mounting to the server.
 +
 +Make the mount out to the end of the models directory such as say the "​N"​ drive is  mounted as:
 +<​code>​
 +    \\myserver\models
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 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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   * copy all files (including hidden) from some other working model account <​modelacct>​ to model1   * copy all files (including hidden) from some other working model account <​modelacct>​ to model1
 <​code>​ <​code>​
-cp modelacct/*.init model1/ +cp modelExample/*.init model1/ 
-cp modelacct/*.links model1/ +cp modelExample/*.links model1/ 
-cp modelacct/.cshrc model1/ +cp modelExample/.cshrc model1/ 
-cp modelacct/.login model1/+cp modelExample/.login model1/
 </​code>​ </​code>​
   * set perms :   * set perms :
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