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- From: chris@CSVAX1.UCC.IE ("J.C. Higgins, Sys Mgr CsVax1, UCC , Eire")
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: User maintainence. Search for software/ideas.
- Message-ID: <0095E42B.D10FFBA0.12053@CSVAX1.UCC.IE>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 22:27:17 GMT
- Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
- Organization: The Internet
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- PROBLEM: I need to be able to easily change a users group.
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- REQUIREMENTS: Software to automate movement or ideas on the best path to follow.
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- BACKGROUND:
- I am running a departmental VAX3400 that has a very high user turnover.
- At the start of each year, there are several hundred accounts created. Most of
- these are third year student accounts, but some are second year accounts. The
- thrid year accounts are disposed of at the end of each year. The problem is the
- second year accounts. I need to 'upgrade' them from the second year group
- to the third year group. It is not just a simple matter of using AUTHORIZE to
- change the group ID. Each group is stored in a directory with the group name.
- So I need to do the following.
- 1. Change Diskquota entry.
- 2. Change VAXmail entry.
- 3. Move files to new directory.
- 4. Change ownership on files.
- 5. Change AUTHORIZE entry.
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- If there is anyone who has written software to solve this problem, so who knows
- where I could find something to help start, then I would greatly appreciate
- it if you could let me have a copy, or let me know where I could get one.
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- If there is anyone who is also looking for this software then let me know,
- because if I can't find it somewhere I'll have to write it, and I can send a
- copy when it is completed.
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- Anyway, send all requests/comments/flames etc. to me, and I'll post a summary.
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- Chris.
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- + J.C. Higgins, Sys Admin + If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't
- + CHRIS@csvax1.ucc.ie + come back to you, hunt it down and KILL it. If
- + SCCS6002@iruccvax.ucc.ie + that doesn't work, then GIVE UP peacefully.
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