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Administering users and groups



Administering user accounts
        The Account Manager interface
        Adding, copying and modifying user accounts
                Adding users on the command-line with useradd(1M)
                Deleting a user account
                        Removing selected account information
                Reactivating a deactivated user account
                Limiting reuse of UIDs
                Setting and changing user and group IDs (UID/GID)
                        Changing ownership of files with an obsolete UID/GID
                Changing user login groups
                Changing a user's group membership
                Changing a user's locale
                Setting remote access for a user
                        About user equivalence
                Changing user login shells
                Login shells
                Restricted shells
                Changing user home directories
                Adding and modifying default environment files
        Managing groups
                About groups
                Adding or modifying a group
                Removing a group
                Setting the group ID for file creation in a directory
                Changing the limit on simultaneous group membership
        Managing passwords
                Setting or changing a user password
                Controlling password expiration
                        Changing password expiration defaults
                Controlling password selection
                About password restrictions
                        Allowing accounts without passwords
                        Disallowing password changes
                        Setting password length
                Setting passwords for dial-in lines
        Setting login restrictions
                Setting login restrictions on accounts
                Controlling account expiration
                        Locking inactive accounts
                        Creating a temporary account
                Locking or unlocking a user account
        Assigning user powers
                Assigning authorizations
                Allowing users to execute superuser commands
                Accessing other accounts with su(1M)
                        Logging su(1M) usage
        Changing the system security profile
                Security profiles
        Understanding account database files
                Editing the /etc/passwd file
                Configuring the shadow password file
        Copying user accounts between SCO OpenServer and UnixWare systems
        Troubleshooting the Account Manager
                Illegal value for a user or group attribute
                Remote administration problem
                Missing files