Re: [9fans] Adding a new user on 9-Front

[Matthew Veety <mveety@gmail.com>]

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It's not super required to add a new user on standalone systems. Obviously file/auth servers have more of a need. You're system isn't less secure using Glenda. You're going to be host owner no matter what user you use.

> On Dec 23, 2013, at 0:19, Sergey Zhilkin <szhilkin@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello ! 
> 
> From - https://code.google.com/p/plan9front/wiki/admin
> Adding Users
> 
> Add a new user on the file server:
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> echo newuser username >>/srv/cwfs.cmd
> If needed, make the new user a member of the upas (email) group:
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> echo newuser upas +username >>/srv/cwfs.cmd
> The newuser filesystem command is described in the fs(8) manpage. Examine the '/adm/users' file to investigate the results.
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> To add a new user to the auth server, make sure auth/keyfs is running, then set an auth password for the user:
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> auth/changeuser username
> New users are created without a profile, mail directory, tmp directory (needed to edit files with sam) or other confections. To install a default profile for a new user, upon first login, run:
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> . /sys/lib/newuser
> then edit /usr/username/lib/profile to your own specifications.
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> See cwfs(4) and fs(8) and auth(8).
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> 2013/12/23 Blake McBride <blake@mcbride.name>
>> Greetings,
>> 
>> I've searched the net to find a way to add a new user.  The following command doesn't work:
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>> con -l /srv/fscons
>> 
>> I gather that command is for fossil, and fossil isn't used anymore.  I poked around /srv but couldn't find a substitute.  Appreciate any help.
>> 
>> Blake
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> С наилучшими пожеланиями
> Жилкин Сергей
> With best regards
> Zhilkin Sergey

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