John writes:
> Could someone point me in the direction of enlightenment with regard
> to the value add of the "group per user" approach that adduser
> uses?
"man adduser"; about 60 lines in, there is a whole section titled
"UNIQUE GROUPS". This is the
On 27/01/10 19.05, John wrote:
Could someone point me in the direction of enlightenment with regard
to the value add of the "group per user" approach that adduser
uses? Is that a FreeBSD thing, or a *BSD thing, or a unix-like-universe
thing, or what?
Many systems do this AFAIK.
Hi, John
John wrote:
> Could someone point me in the direction of enlightenment with regard
> to the value add of the "group per user" approach that adduser
> uses? Is that a FreeBSD thing, or a *BSD thing, or a unix-like-universe
> thing, or what?
>
If I understan
Could someone point me in the direction of enlightenment with regard
to the value add of the "group per user" approach that adduser
uses? Is that a FreeBSD thing, or a *BSD thing, or a unix-like-universe
thing, or what?
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mualdo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Here's my uname -a:
>>
>> FreeBSD fbsd.its1.localhost.com 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb
>> 24 10:35:36 UTC 2008
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
>> amd64
>>
>> Error upon r
sr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
> amd64
>
> Error upon running adduser:
>
> pwd_mkdb: 14 uid is incorrect
> pwd_mkdb: /etc/master.passwd: Inappropiate file type or format
> pw: user 'froilanr' disappeared during update
> adduser: ERROR: There was an error adding user (
Here's my uname -a:
FreeBSD fbsd.its1.localhost.com 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb
24 10:35:36 UTC 2008
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
amd64
Error upon running adduser:
pwd_mkdb: 14 uid is incorrect
pwd_mkdb: /etc/master.passwd: Inappropiate file type or form
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:35:19 +0800
"Ruel Luchavez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I keep on thinking guys what is the difference between useradd &
> adduser command?
>
ruel,
as jonathan writes useradd doesn't exist.
it is however, an 'option' of pw and
On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 02:35:19PM +0800, Ruel Luchavez wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I keep on thinking guys what is the difference between useradd & adduser
> command?
I think "useradd" is history now, but I believe it still is present in
Linux. It's not in the -CURREN
On Thursday 17 April 2008 08:35, Ruel Luchavez wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I keep on thinking guys what is the difference between useradd & adduser
> command?
Ruel
You really need to start reading the documentation. FreeBSD is about the best
documented operating system and environment t
Hello,
I keep on thinking guys what is the difference between useradd & adduser
command?
Thanks in advance...
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something goes wrong while using adduser with bcrypt password hashes on
FreeBSD 7.0-RC3:
I assume bcrypt means the blowfish cypher?
In any case, thanks for the alert!
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Hello,
something goes wrong while using adduser with bcrypt password hashes on FreeBSD
7.0-RC3:
user0:$2a$04$xYpywjtq..p1dnhRzopxTA03kej/n.6zzH1IPnFnq:1001:1001::0:0:User
&:/home/user0:/bin/sh
user1:$2a$04$x8Oz2mIk..ic9QqpzeeBC/8UkJkon5pW5N5TfwDAG:1002:1002::0:0:
> Tried looking for the adduser program, but could not find adduser.c
Just to point out that adduser is a shell script, as witnessed by:
# file /usr/sbin/adduser
/usr/sbin/adduser: Bourne shell script text executable
and the response to the original question - how does the system
generate
> For example I want all employees to have uids starting at 5000, but I
> > would like too port installed uids to be 2000 and up. After I add some
> > users (ie say last user is 5008), the next port that installs a user and
> > doesn't specify uid.. then will get 5009.
> &
; like too port installed uids to be 2000 and up. After I add some users (ie
> say last user is 5008), the next port that installs a user and doesn't
> specify uid.. then will get 5009.
>
> Tried looking for the adduser program, but could not find adduser.c
It's pw(8) that s
up. After I add some users (ie
> say last user is 5008), the next port that installs a user and doesn't
> specify uid.. then will get 5009.
>
> Tried looking for the adduser program, but could not find adduser.c
/usr/src/usr.sbin/pw
Ports call &#x
is 5008), the next port that installs a user and doesn't
specify uid.. then will get 5009.
Tried looking for the adduser program, but could not find adduser.c
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
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Frank Bonnet wrote:
Hello
Is there a possibility to use as a standalone software
the adduser feature that generate "random" passwd.
I want to generate new "strong" password for existing users.
Thank you
Frank
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Ivan Voras wrote:
> Frank Bonnet wrote:
>
>> I want to generate new "strong" password for existing users.
>
> Here's an idea:
>
> $ head -c 64 /dev/random | md5 | head -c 10
... or, following the upthread discussion, a preferable alternative:
> openssl rand -base64 6
This will generate a stro
Kirk Strauser wrote:
> On Monday 08 January 2007 5:26 am, Ivan Voras wrote:
>
>> Here's an idea:
>>
>> $ head -c 64 /dev/random | md5 | head -c 10
>
> Hugely bad idea. Since md5 outputs hex, you're only getting 4 bits of
> entropy per character.
Yes, with 10 characters that's 5 bytes of prac
On Monday 08 January 2007 5:26 am, Ivan Voras wrote:
> Here's an idea:
>
> $ head -c 64 /dev/random | md5 | head -c 10
Hugely bad idea. Since md5 outputs hex, you're only getting 4 bits of
entropy per character. Much better to use something like sysutils/pwgen to
generate good random password
Sahil Tandon wrote:
Frank Bonnet wrote:
Is there a possibility to use as a standalone software
the adduser feature that generate "random" passwd.
I want to generate new "strong" password for existing users.
/usr/sbin/pw usermod -w ra
Frank Bonnet wrote:
> I want to generate new "strong" password for existing users.
Here's an idea:
$ head -c 64 /dev/random | md5 | head -c 10
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Is there a possibility to use as a standalone software
the adduser feature that generate "random" passwd.
I want to generate new "strong" password for existing users.
/usr/sbin/pw usermod -w random
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Hello
Is there a possibility to use as a standalone software
the adduser feature that generate "random" passwd.
I want to generate new "strong" password for existing users.
Thank you
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Primarily, my aim is to keep it simple, do the basics, thats the itch that
needs scratching for me at the moment. It could be the base of a more
encompassing management system, but that would be a different project.
Count me in on helping you with this. A nice command line utility for
ldap is
7;ve since discovered doesn't work under fbsd (linux all over
here, but i'm trying to change it), that change was made without my
knowing. While I was out for lunch one the admins tried to su and
couldn't, they assumed they needed a local account, so they used the
adduser scrip
On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 02:24:26PM +0200, Joerg Pulz wrote:
> >user_base=`awk '/nss_base_passwd/ {print $2}' /etc/ldap.conf | cut -f1 -d?`
> >get_next_uid() {
> >
> > lastuid=`ldapsearch -LLL -b "$user_base"
> >"objectclass=posixAccount" |\
> >awk '/uidNumber/ {print $2}' | so
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On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 10:39:14AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've had a look at the adduser script and it should be straight
forward
enough to tailer to this purpose, and I can'
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 10:39:14AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> I've had a look at the adduser script and it should be straight
>> forward
>> enough to tailer to this purpose, and I can't see any difficulties in
>> writing them - check /etc
easy to setup and use. My own research suggests no, which
>> leads onto my proposal -
>>
>> I'm planning on writing a few basic scripts for working with the
>> system
>> - a 'ldap_adduser', 'ldap_rmuser' etc. Nothing major, not a full su
no, which
> leads onto my proposal -
>
> I'm planning on writing a few basic scripts for working with the system
> - a 'ldap_adduser', 'ldap_rmuser' etc. Nothing major, not a full suite
> of utilities, just the basics to make life a little easier.
>
>
27;ldap_adduser', 'ldap_rmuser' etc. Nothing major, not a full suite
of utilities, just the basics to make life a little easier.
I've had a look at the adduser script and it should be straight forward
enough to tailer to this purpose, and I can't see any difficulties in
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005, Louis Harvey wrote:
> Hello !
>
> For the first time after installing FreeBSD 5.2.1, I am trying to add
> a new user, but without success so far. I have tried many times (as
> root), with /usr/sbin/adduser and also with /stand/sysinstall >
> Config
Hello !
For the first time after installing FreeBSD 5.2.1, I am trying to add
a new user, but without success so far. I have tried many times (as
root), with /usr/sbin/adduser and also with /stand/sysinstall >
Configure > User Management > User (Add a new user to the system), but
the
Hi everyone,
I am having some problems adding new users to my system. When I use adduser or
sysinstall to create a user I get the following error message;
pw: user 'testuser' disappeared during update
adduser: ERROR: There was an error adding user (testuser).
What
for:
Black, White, Grey, and Red.
The meanings are:
Cracker, Hacker, Guru, and Victim.
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I have an admin question regarding sudo. I want a user to be able to use sudo with
adduser, but not be able to add users to the group wheel. How would I go a bout doing
this?
Cmnd_Alias NOWHEEL = !/usr/sbin/adduser -group wheel
I tried the above and that doesn't seem to
Eric F Crist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I seem to recall a feature which sent new users an email upon account creation
> with adduser. Is this still possible? Mainly, I want to inform them of the
> SpamAssassin feature of my mailer, amongst SquirrelMail and others. I know
At 10:40 PM 1/26/2004, Eric F Crist wrote:
I seem to recall a feature which sent new users an email upon account
creation
with adduser. Is this still possible?
This happens automatically for me whenever I run adduser. Before you start
entering user data though it asks you to confirm or change
I seem to recall a feature which sent new users an email upon account creation
with adduser. Is this still possible? Mainly, I want to inform them of the
SpamAssassin feature of my mailer, amongst SquirrelMail and others. I know
this used to exist, but I don't seem to see it anymore.
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:32:38 -0400
David Banning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have run into a problem here where adduser seems to behave
> normally to interact with, but will not add the user.
> There are no messages in the log file. I wonder where to
> go to track this
I have run into a problem here where adduser seems to behave
normally to interact with, but will not add the user.
There are no messages in the log file. I wonder where to
go to track this down.
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On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 10:35:28AM -0500, Kris Yates wrote:
> I modified my system so that passwd now uses blowfish. However, adduser
> still uses DES. How can I force adduser to use blowfish?
You could try checking /etc/adduser.conf perhaps there's an option in
there to specify t
I modified my system so that passwd now uses blowfish. However, adduser
still uses DES. How can I force adduser to use blowfish?
Please send replies directly as a reply to me, as I do not have time to
read the list as often as I would like.
Thanks,
Kris
ile
ah :) Cheers for that :)
The way I ended up doing it in PHP was:
/*
To add a user on FreeBSD:
echo "password" | pw adduser -q -u user -g group \
-s shell -d /home/user -c comment -h -
adds the user 'user' with primary group 'group',
Jez Hancock wrote:
I'm attempting to use pw adduser to add a new user to the system and
would like confirmation that the following is the correct way to set
the user's password at the same time:
echo "password" | \
pw adduser -q -h - -u user -g group -s shell -d /home/user -
On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 07:12:49AM +0100, Jez Hancock wrote:
> I'm attempting to use pw adduser to add a new user to the system and
> would like confirmation that the following is the correct way to set
> the user's password at the same time:
>
> echo "password&quo
I'm attempting to use pw adduser to add a new user to the system and
would like confirmation that the following is the correct way to set
the user's password at the same time:
echo "password" | \
pw adduser -q -h - -u user -g group -s shell -d /home/user -c comment
Can any
On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 05:52:53PM -0700, Marvin J. Kosmal wrote:
> When I type adduser
>
> I get the regular first three lines.
>
> Check /etc/shells
> Check /etc/master.pwd
> Check /etc/group
>
> Usernames must match regulare expression: [mkosmal]:
iirc, the fi
Hi
New to FreeBSD
Currently using Libranet trying to switch my main box
to FreeBSD..
MY current problem is adduser
I think is is corrupted.
When I type adduser
I get the regular first three lines.
Check /etc/shells
Check /etc/master.pwd
Check /etc/group
Usernames must match regulare
After running adduser (successfully), the /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd
files are not shown updated with the new user entry until one logs out and
logs back in.
Is this 'feature' normal, or a benefit of soft-updates or bug in buffer
cache?
Thanks.
BTW, is there any possibi
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> Hey!
> i had problem with cpanel, well not a problem but. I installed it and then
> saw the price for it :) my server is just for my self and my friends to
> learn freebsd. Now i have p
Is there some config file that I could change that?
Thanks!
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Subject: RE: cpanel and problems with adduser
> Shell: /usr/local
> Shell: /usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell not executable!
> Enter username [a-z0-9_-]:
>
%man vipw
look for the lines starting with the applicable usernames, change the
last part from (presumably) /usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell to /bin/csh
btw, it looks like you didn't fully delete cpanel, otherwi
,
somehow managed to do that. It was pain in the butt... And now i use:
adduser --silent ... user adds successfully, but i can't log in through ftp.
what i found out is one message that was weird for me. Maybe that helps:
Shell: /usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell not executable!
Enter username [a-
I am trying to add some samba machine names to my system. you have to
add a dollar sign to the username. ie, hostname$. what would be the
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From: "Cliff Sarginson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "freebsd-questions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: adduser
> So why the fuck do things get more difficult ?
"WTF" is not going t
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>> (12.31.2002 @ 1005 PST): Cliff Sarginson said, in 0.3K: <<
> So why the fuck do things get more difficult ?
>> end of "Re: adduser" from Cliff Sarginson <<
Not that you gave any context to this, your lates
On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 18:30, Miguel Mendez wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:16:31 +0100
> Cliff Sarginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Adding a user should not be rocket science,
>
> It isn't.
>
> > If the old time Bill Joy lovers would realise that 'csh" sucks big
> > time, we may avoid a l
On Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:16:31 +0100
Cliff Sarginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Adding a user should not be rocket science,
It isn't.
> If the old time Bill Joy lovers would realise that 'csh" sucks big
> time, we may avoid a lot of problems.
You can always use /bin/sh, and yes, it does histor
Adding a user should not be rocket science,
If the old time Bill Joy lovers would realise that 'csh" sucks big
time, we may avoid a lot of problems.
If anyone can prove to me that "csh" is superior in any respect to bash,
then please tell me.
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t should be as easy as pie to add a user.
Why the hell does FreeBSD go on and on shooting itself in the foot ?
RTFM has become a bad joke.
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So why the fuck do things get more difficult ?
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t, which if it just had
> a couple of more words of explanation added,
> would eliminate a great deal of confusion.
>
> Where do you go with suggestions for changes?
>> end of "Re: adduser .. revisited, an apology" from Joe Gwozdecki <<
That's what send-pr(1)
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From: Cliff Sarginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 20:51:20 +0100
To: FreeBSD Questions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: adduser
> On Sun, Dec 29, 2002 at 08:31:58PM +0100, Alex wrote:
> >
> > Dear/Beste Cliff,
> >
&g
On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 08:49:38AM -0600, Joe Gwozdecki wrote:
> > Especially unfriendly to a very new admin/user, who should
> > probably be referred to /stand/sysinstall post-install
> > configuration. Remember that as a new user to FreeBSD/UNIX
> > one of the first recommended steps is to ge
> On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 02:49:26 -0800
> Adam Weinberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > The whole point of this email has been entirely overlooked: to someone
> > who is unfamiliar with adduser, the initial configuration questions
> > aren't identifiable as
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 02:49:26 -0800
Adam Weinberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The whole point of this email has been entirely overlooked: to someone
> who is unfamiliar with adduser, the initial configuration questions
> aren't identifiable as such. Perhaps a note suc
On Sun, 29 Dec 2002 13:26:34 -0800, Brian wrote:
>One thing worth noting, is that in my experience, it differs from the linux
>version. In Linux you just adduser username, then passwd username and youre
>in business. In Fbsd, the easiest way is to just type adduser without other
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Alex wrote:
> > Secondly, adduser sucks.
>
> That's your opinion and that's ok. I for one think that it is great.
>
I used adduser for some accounts and pw for others,
me I love the un*x credo that there is always another
way to do something.
f
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>> (12.29.2002 @ 1340 PST): Cliff Sarginson said, in 0.4K: <<
> Ok,
> Two things.
> One is I should not have mouthed off such a stupid email. I apologise.
> Secondly, adduser sucks.
> Let's end this thread, blame
Perhaps this can be helpful:
there is an administration tool called webmin (found in
/usr/ports/sysutils/webmin) which can be accessed via some
graphical browser (either from your local machine or from your
network) which helps you to administer users, groups and all
kinds of services you run on y
Dear/Beste Cliff,
Sunday, December 29, 2002, 10:40:46 PM, you wrote:
> Ok,
> Two things.
> One is I should not have mouthed off such a stupid email. I apologise.
It happens to the best of us.
> Secondly, adduser sucks.
That's your opinion and that's ok. I for one
Ok,
Two things.
One is I should not have mouthed off such a stupid email. I apologise.
Secondly, adduser sucks.
Let's end this thread, blame it on me.
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One thing worth noting, is that in my experience, it differs from the linux
version. In Linux you just adduser username, then passwd username and youre
in business. In Fbsd, the easiest way is to just type adduser without other
args and answer the questions.
Bri
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> Negative PR ?
> I do my best to promote it.
> That does not mean being uncritical.
> I tried the simple act of adding a user to my system.
> It failed, repeatingly asking me for a user name I had already given.
Look it /etc/adduser.conf remove the user name there and leave that line
blank. I've
> I tried the simple act of adding a user to my system.
If it's something simple, then any problems have most likely been addressed
already. Simple is a clue that perhaps you're doing something wrong. So,
read the documentation, pull it all apart and put it back together again
before you complain
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Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 7:53 PM
Subject: adduser
> adduser is broken.
Hardly. :) Though I tend to use a wee Perl script of my own, bu
I tried the simple act of adding a user to my system.
It did. It was acting as if you were setting it up and you didn't
understand it ;-)) Make the config -a one time job- and you have a very
personalized 'adduser'
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to have the brain of Einstein in order to put a new
> > user on your system.
>
> You misunderstood the first part of adduser which is the configuration
> part (done once). Here's a sample session from my machine:
>
>
> So, you should keep the regexp at the beginnin
Hmm adduser works as well as /stand/sysinstall Configure User Management
here.
BSD UNIX is not less user friendly it's just more picky who it's friends
with. Seems to like allot of us here Maybe your in Windows purgatory
or something.
M;)
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derstood the first part of adduser which is the configuration
part (done once). Here's a sample session from my machine:
# adduser
,[ configuration part ]
| /etc/adduser.conf: No such file or directory
| Use option ``-silent'' if you don't want to see all warnings and que
> On Sun, Dec 29, 2002 at 08:31:58PM +0100, Alex wrote:
> >
> > Dear/Beste Cliff,
> >
> > Sunday, December 29, 2002, 7:53:02 PM, you wrote:
> >
> > > adduser is broken.
> > > Jeez, people wonder why FreeBSD is not more popular.
> >
> &
On Sun, Dec 29, 2002 at 08:31:58PM +0100, Alex wrote:
>
> Dear/Beste Cliff,
>
> Sunday, December 29, 2002, 7:53:02 PM, you wrote:
>
> > adduser is broken.
> > Jeez, people wonder why FreeBSD is not more popular.
>
> FreeBSD is for a number of reasons not popul
Dear/Beste Cliff,
Sunday, December 29, 2002, 7:53:02 PM, you wrote:
> adduser is broken.
> Jeez, people wonder why FreeBSD is not more popular.
FreeBSD is for a number of reasons not popular. One is that people
like you that produce negative PR without cause.
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>> Your mailer is broken. It cut off the command you issued and the
>> error message you got.
>
> What on earth are you talking about ?
IOW: if you don't tell us, what you've tried and what's happened, we
have no possibility to help you.
norbert.
Cliff Sarginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> adduser is broken.
> Jeez, people wonder why FreeBSD is not more popular.
Your mailer is broken. It cut off the command you issued and the
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> adduser is broken.
> Jeez, people wonder why FreeBSD is not more popular.
>
what is wrong with it?
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> > I am trying to put user's home directories onto a mounted windows
> > share (mounting via smbfs). When I run the adduser script (and
> > specify /mountedshare/username as the home directory) it
> doesn't set
> > the ownership of the home directory
> I am trying to put user's home directories onto a mounted windows
> share (mounting via smbfs). When I run the adduser script (and
> specify /mountedshare/username as the home directory) it doesn't set
> the ownership of the home directory to the user. Root still owns the
I am trying to put user's home directories onto a mounted windows share
(mounting via smbfs). When I run the adduser script (and specify
/mountedshare/username as the home directory) it doesn't set the
ownership of the home directory to the user. Root still owns the
folder. If I add
it wouldn't
be generally useful; to keep backups useful, sysadmins generally bend
over backward to avoid changing UIDs or GIDs. If you need to do it
once, brute force with find(1) and chown(8) is pretty easy.
> also, what about a decent adduser script? enteruser complains about my `ninja&
> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 14:26:03 +0200
> From: Janine C.Buorditez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: user organizer / decent adduser script
>
> hi.
>
> is there some tool that organizes a systems users and their uids? and perhaps
> upda
hi.
is there some tool that organizes a systems users and their uids? and perhaps
updates all files belonging to a user with his/hers new user settings?
also, what about a decent adduser script? enteruser complains about my `ninja'
class which i've set up in login.conf and as defaul
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