IRIS 3010, User Manual

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4-6 IRIS OWNER’S GUIDE
SERIES 3000 Version 1.0
Workstation Administration
sys:*:0:
system:*:0:
daemon:*:1:
bin:*:2:
adm:*:3:
sgi_use:
*
:4:
uucp:*:5:uucp
sgi_use:*:6:
sgi_use:*:7:
uucpadm:*:8:uucp
lp:*:9:
user:*:20:
vlsi:*:21:steve
Figure 4-2: Sample /etc/group File
Figure 4-2 contains an example /etc/group file. The file contains a
line for each group on the system. Each line consists of four fields
separated by colons (:).
Field Contents
1
2
3
4
Group Name
Encrypted Group Password
Group Number
Group Members
To add a user to a group, append the user’s name to the list of group
members. Separate group members with commas. For example, to
add jose to the group vlsi , append the name jose to the line for the
group vlsi :
vlsi:*:21:steve,jose
4. The new user should log in and use the passwd command to establish
a password for the account. Issue the
exit
command to return to a
login shell if you are now the super-user.
passwd
New password:
password
Re-enter new password:
password
The password is encrypted and added to the file /etc/passwd .
If the user forgets his or her password, the encrypted password can
be removed from the user’s entry in /etc/passwd .