X-Git-Url: https://git.cameronkatri.com/pw-darwin.git/blobdiff_plain/7d5271ce157d39e98aff37be011f2b2a149fe760..475ca984df484b9851edede590f66106c9d5455a:/adduser/adduser.8 diff --git a/adduser/adduser.8 b/adduser/adduser.8 index d80e8cb..8611a3f 100644 --- a/adduser/adduser.8 +++ b/adduser/adduser.8 @@ -22,42 +22,69 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $Id: adduser.8,v 1.10 1996/08/23 00:55:35 mpp Exp $ - +.\" $Id: adduser.8,v 1.19 1997/02/22 16:01:17 peter Exp $ .Dd Jan, 9, 1995 .Dt ADDUSER 8 .Os FreeBSD 2.1 .Sh NAME .Nm adduser .Nd command for adding new users - .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm adduser - [-batch username [group[,group]...] [fullname] [password]] - [-check_only] [-config_create] [-dotdir dotdir] - [-group login_group] [-h|-help] [-home home] - [-message message_file] [-noconfig] [-shell shell] - [-s|-silent|-q|-quit] [-uid uid_start] [-v|-verbose] - - +.Oo +.Fl batch Ar username +.Op Ar group Ns , Ns Op Ar group,... +.Op Ar class +.Op Ar fullname +.Op Ar password +.Oc +.br +.Op Fl check_only +.br +.Op Fl class Ar login_class +.br +.Op Fl config_create +.br +.Op Fl dotdir Ar dotdir +.br +.Op Fl group Ar login_group +.br +.Op Fl h | help +.br +.Op Fl home Ar home +.br +.Op Fl message Ar message_file +.br +.Op Fl noconfig +.br +.Op Fl shell Ar shell +.br +.Op Fl s | silent | q | quiet +.br +.Op Fl uid Ar uid_start +.br +.Op Fl v | verbose .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm Adduser -is a simple program for adding new users. Adduser check -passwd, group and shell database. It create passwd/group entry, -HOME-directory, dotfiles and send new user a welcome message. - -.Sh RESTRICTION +is a simple program for adding new users. Adduser checks +the passwd, group and shell databases. It creates passwd/group entries, +HOME-directory, dotfiles and sends the new user a welcome message. +.Sh RESTRICTIONS .Bl -tag -width Ds -compact .It Sy username -Login name. Only lowercase characters or digits. Maximum length -is 8 characters (see +Login name. May contain only lowercase characters or digits. Maximum length +is 16 characters (see .Xr setlogin 2 BUGS section). -The reasons for this limit is "Historical". +The reasons for this limit are "Historical". Given that people have traditionally wanted to break this limit for aesthetic reasons, it's never been of great importance to break such a basic fundamental parameter in UNIX. -You can change UT_NAMESIZE in /usr/include/utmp.h and recompile the +You can change +.Dv UT_NAMESIZE +in +.Pa /usr/include/utmp.h +and recompile the world; people have done this and it works, but you will have problems with any precompiled programs, or source that assumes the 8-character name limit and NIS. The NIS protocol mandates an 8-character username. @@ -66,35 +93,37 @@ you can define an alias in .Pa /etc/aliases . .It Sy fullname Firstname and surname. +The .Ql Pa \: -not allowed. +character is not allowed. .It Sy shell -Only valid shells from shell database or sliplogin and pppd +Only valid shells from the shell database or sliplogin and pppd .It Sy uid -Automatically generated or your choice. Less than 32000. +Automatically generated or your choice, must be less than 32000. .It Sy gid/login group Your choice or automatically generated. .It Sy password -If not empty password is encoded with crypt. +If not empty, password is encoded with +.Xr crypt 3 . .El - -.Sh UNIQ GROUP -Perhaps your missing what *can* be done with this scheme that falls apart +.Sh UNIQUE GROUPS +Perhaps you're missing what +.Em can +be done with this scheme that falls apart with most other schemes. With each user in his/her own group the user can -safely run with a umask of 002 and have files created in there home directory +safely run with a umask of 002 and have files created in their home directory and not worry about others being able to read them. - +.Pp For a shared area you create a separate uid/gid (like cvs or ncvs on freefall), you place each person that should be able to access this area into that new group. - -This model of uid/gid administration allows far greater flexibility that lumping +.Pp +This model of uid/gid administration allows far greater flexibility than lumping users into groups and having to muck with the umask when working in a shared area. - +.Pp I have been using this model for almost 10 years and found that it works for most situations, and has never gotten in the way. (Rod Grimes) - .Sh CONFIGURATION .Bl -tag -width Ds -compact .It Sy 1. @@ -104,109 +133,107 @@ Read config file (/etc/adduser.conf) .It Sy 3. Parse command line options .El - .Sh OPTIONS .Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Sy -batch username [group[,group]...] [fullname] [password] +.It Sy -batch username [group[,group]...] [class] [fullname] [password] Batch mode. - .It Sy -check_only Check /etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/shells and exit. - +.It Sy -class Ar login_class +Set default login class .It Sy -create_config Create new config and message file and exit. - .It Sy -dotdir Ar directory Copy files from .Ar directory -into the HOME-directory of new users. +into the HOME-directory of new users, .Ql Pa dot.foo files renamed to -.Ql Pa .foo +.Ql Pa .foo . Don't copy files if .Ar directory -equal with -.Ar no -For security make a all files writable and readable for owner, +specified is equal to +.Ar no . +For security make all files writable and readable for owner, don't allow group or world to write files and allow only owner -to read/execute/write .rhost, .Xauthority, .kermrc, .netrc, Mail, -prv, iscreen, term. - +to read/execute/write +.Pa .rhost , +.Pa .Xauthority , +.Pa .kermrc , +.Pa .netrc , +.Pa Mail , +.Pa prv , +.Pa iscreen , +.Pa term . .It Sy -group Ar login_group Login group. .Ar USER -mean use username as login group. - +means use username as login group. .It Sy -help,-h,-? Print options and exit. - .It Sy -home Ar partition Default home partition where all users located. - .It Sy -message Ar file Send new users a welcome message. Don't send message if .Ar file equal with -.Ar no - +.Ar no . .It Sy -noconfig Do not read config file. - .It Sy -shell Ar shell Default shell for new users. - -.It Sy -silent,-s,-quit,-q -Few warnings, question, bug reports. - +.It Sy -silent,-s,-quiet,-q +Few warnings, questions, bug reports. .It Sy -uid Ar uid Use uid's from .Ar uid -up. - +on up. .It Sy -verbose,-v -Many warning, question. Recommended for novice users. - - - +Many warnings, questions. Recommended for novice users. .Sh FORMATS .Bl -tag -width Ds -compact .Ql Pa # is a comment. - -.P .It Sy config file .Nm Adduser -read and write this file. -See /etc/adduser.conf for more details. +reads and writes this file. +See +.Pa /etc/adduser.conf +for more details. .It Sy message file -Eval variables in this file. See /etc/adduser.message for more +Eval variables in this file. See +.Pa /etc/adduser.message +for more details. .El - .Sh EXAMPLES .Pp $ adduser .Pp Start adduser in interactive mode. - .Pp -$ adduser -batch baerenklau guest,staff,baer 'Teddy II' qwerty7 +$ adduser -batch baerenklau guest,staff,baer '' 'Teddy II' qwerty7 .Pp Create user 'baerenklau' and login group 'baerenklau'. Invite user -baerenklau into groups guest, staff and baer. Realname (fullname) -is 'Teddy II'. Password is 'qwerty7' (don't use such password!). Create -HOME directory '/home/baerenklau' and copy all files and directories -from /usr/share/skel to /home/baerenklau. Send user baerenklau +baerenklau into groups guest, staff and baer. Use default login class. +Realname (fullname) +is 'Teddy II'. Password is 'qwerty7' (don't use such passwords!). Create +HOME directory +.Pa /home/baerenklau +and copy all files and directories +from +.Pa /usr/share/skel +to +.Pa /home/baerenklau . +Send user baerenklau a welcome message. - .Pp $ adduser -uid 5000 -group guest -message no -batch vehlefanz .Pp -Create user 'vehlefanz'. Login group is guest. Uid is up to -5000, for instance 5007. No other groups, no realname, no password. +Create user 'vehlefanz'. Login group is guest. Uid next available uid +after 5000, for instance 5007. No other groups, no realname, no password. Do not send a welcome message. - .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwdxx -compact .It Pa /etc/master.passwd @@ -215,6 +242,8 @@ user database group database .It Pa /etc/shells shell database +.It Pa /etc/login.conf +login classes database .It Pa /etc/adduser.conf config file for adduser .It Pa /etc/adduser.message @@ -224,7 +253,6 @@ skeletal login directory .It Pa /var/log/adduser logfile for adduser .El - .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr chpass 1 , .Xr finger 1 , @@ -232,14 +260,16 @@ logfile for adduser .Xr setlogin 2 , .Xr yp 4 , .Xr aliases 5 , -.Xr passwd 5 , .Xr group 5 , +.Xr login.conf 5 , +.Xr passwd 5 , .Xr shells 5 , +.Xr addgroup 8 , .Xr pwd_mkdb 8 , +.Xr rmgroup 8 , +.Xr rmuser 8 , .Xr vipw 8 - .\" .Sh BUGS - .Sh HISTORY The .Nm