On 01/27/10 09:03 AM, Scott Dickson wrote: > I noticed in install-finish that it parses its argument stream and has > arguments for the UID and GID to be used for the first user (NU_GID, > NU_UID). > > Is there a way through a manifest or otherwise during an installation to > provide values for these? I tried things like faking the property value > for the first user (setting the -U uid in the description or name) but > that did not work. Each time I did that and updated the manifest, it > caused the auto-installer service to go into maintenance with no reason > given in the log (ether install_log or the service log). > > So, (1) is there a way to pass this sort of thing in? Or does it need to > be filed as an RFE? Enterprise customers that I talk to have a standard > list of administrative or privileged user names and their associated > UIDs that they want to control across the enterprise. >
No, there's no way yet. I think it's already been filed, though can't check at the moment. Since IPS now includes a "user" action as part of the basic package support, I recommend creating packages to do this instead to control UID's. > And (2) is it a bug that if the GECOS field for the first user includes > things that might be interpreted as options that it causes the installer > to fail? What if my name were "Administrative user -U something or other"? > That would be a bug. Dave
