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Managing User Accounts and User Environments in Oracle Solaris 11.1
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Managing User Accounts and User Environments in Oracle Solaris 11.1
October 2012
Describes managing user accounts and user environments.
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Preface
1. Managing User Accounts and User Environments (Overview)
What's New or Changed in Managing User Accounts and User Environments?
Security Changes That Impact User Account Management
Introducing the User Manager GUI
Administrative Editor (
pfedit
)
/var/user/$USER
Subdirectory
groupadd
Command Changes
Failed Login Count Notification
What Are User Accounts and Groups?
User Account Components
User (Login) Names
User ID Numbers
Using Large User IDs and Group IDs
UNIX Groups
User Passwords
Home Directories
Naming Services
User's Work Environment
Guidelines for Assigning User Names, User IDs, and Group IDs
Where User Account and Group Information Is Stored
Fields in the
passwd
File
Default
passwd
File
Fields in the
shadow
File
Fields in the
group
File
Default
group
File
Commands for Obtaining User Account Information
Commands That Are Used for Managing Users, Roles, and Groups
Customizing a User's Work Environment
Using Site Initialization Files
Avoiding Local System References
Shell Features
Bash and
ksh93
Shell History
Bash and
ksh93
Shell Environment Variables
Customizing the Bash Shell
MANPATH
Environment Variable
PATH
Environment Variable
Setting Path Guidelines
Locale Variables
Default File Permissions (
umask
)
Customizing a User Initialization File
2. Managing User Accounts by Using the Command-Line Interface (Tasks)
Setting Up and Managing User Accounts by Using the CLI
Setting Up and Managing User Accounts by Using the CLI (Task Map)
Gathering User Information
How to Customize User Initialization Files
How to Change Account Defaults For All Roles
Guidelines for Setting Up User Accounts
How to Add a User
How to Modify a User
How to Delete a User
How to Add a Group
How to Share Home Directories That Are Created as ZFS File Systems
Manually Mounting a User's Home Directory
3. Managing User Accounts by Using the User Manager GUI (Tasks)
Introducing the User Manager GUI
Starting the User Manager GUI
How to Start the User Manager GUI
Organization of the User Manager Panel
Selecting a Default Name-Service Scope and Type
Assuming a Role or Changing User Credentials
How to Change a User's Credentials
Adding, Modifying, and Deleting Users and Roles by Using the User Manager GUI
How to Add a User or Role With the User Manager GUI
How to Modify a User or Role With the User Manager GUI
Deleting a User or Role With the User Manager GUI
Administering Advanced Settings With the User Manager GUI
Administering Groups With the User Manager GUI
How to Administer Groups
Administering Roles With the User Manager GUI
How to Administer Roles With the User Manager GUI
Administering Rights Profiles With the User Manager GUI
How to Administer Rights Profiles With the User Manager GUI
Administering Authorizations With the User Manager GUI
How to Administer Authorizations With the User Manager GUI
Index
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