SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide
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Initial System Configuration
Restarting the System
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User Name
This is the login name of the user. This is often an abbreviation or your
initials. For example, for the user Betty Small might use
betty
. The
comment field is commonly used to describe the user. In this case, the
user Betty Small’s full name.
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User ID
The user ID is a unique number by which the network identifies a user
account. Numbers 1 through 10 are reserved. You should consult the
network administrator for your site for a valid number. If you are using
your system as a stand-alone unit, use 100 for the first account, 101 for
the next and so on.
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Account Security
This section is used to specify how the password for the account is to be
administered. Use this section to specify such the required change
frequency, expiration date and number of days warnings are issued
advising that the password should be changed.
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Home Directory
This section creates a home directory for your new user account. You
must enter a directory path in the text field. User accounts are normally
located in
/opt
. In this example, Betty Small would enter the path
/
opt/bs
.
After you have entered your account details, click on OK and Solaris
creates a user account based to your specifications.
Restarting the System
When you have completed system configuration, carry out a complete
system reboot by entering the command:
# init 0
This takes the system down to the OpenBoot prompt and a safe state for
power-off without using the Save and Resume feature. Power off by
pressing
Pause-O
.
Power on again by pressing the power-on button.
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