The user password system is a little sub-optimal. We are in the process of changing the CLI and in doing so user setup will hopefully get fixed as well. Until then you could add your user to the file in /etc/tmp/passwd and /etc/tmp/shadow. Those files overwrite the system file on startup.
Cheers, Robert. Justin Fletcher wrote: > Sorry, but I don't really know any way around that beyond > modifications to the source code (which might be straight-forward). > > It's not currently on the enhancement list at > http://www.vyatta.com/twiki/bin/view/Community/TopEnhancements ; why > don't you add it there and see how many others feel as you do? > > Best, > Justin > > On 9/20/07, Daren Tay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Anyone..? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Daren Tay >> Sent: Tuesday, 11 September 2007 19:01 >> To: Dave Roberts; 'An-Cheng Huang' >> Cc: vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com >> Subject: Re: [Vyatta-users] User and Password Management >> >> >> Hi guys, >> >> one question: >> >> right now, with the users all having the same "rights" to vyatta, I am >> logging into the machine via 'root' directly, as subsequent user created >> (via vyatta) goes in to xorpsh straight. >> >> I would like to prevent direct root login, and at the same time, would want >> to create a user with shell access, >> but I understand that if I create a user via the CLi using 'useradd' >> whatever changes done in xorpsh will overwrite the system's one? >> >> Anyway around that? >> Daren >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Daren Tay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, 28 August 2007 19:32 >> To: Dave Roberts; 'Daren Tay'; 'An-Cheng Huang' >> Cc: vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com >> Subject: RE: [Vyatta-users] User and Password Management >> >> >> So as of now.. if i create users... all of them have full access be it via >> http or CLi yah... thats what I noticed... >> >> any idea when will this be improved on? >> >> Thanks people! >> Daren >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, 28 August 2007 02:45 >> To: 'Daren Tay'; 'An-Cheng Huang' >> Cc: vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com >> Subject: RE: [Vyatta-users] User and Password Management >> >> >>> I just downloaded the ISO, so I suppose its the latest stable version? >> Actually, this isn't the latest stable version. It's the latest stable >> ISO, but you'll want to do a package update. The details for how to do >> this can be found in the latest release notes here: >> http://www.vyatta.com/documentation/ >> >> -- Dave >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Vyatta-users mailing list >> Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com >> http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users >> _______________________________________________ >> Vyatta-users mailing list >> Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com >> http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users >> > _______________________________________________ > Vyatta-users mailing list > Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com > http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users _______________________________________________ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users
