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User Configuration
You can use this module to manage user access and monitor user
processes. The User Configuration window displays a list of all
current user accounts.
You can use this window to:
+ Add a user
+ Modify a user
+ Delete a user
+ Set or modify a password for a user
+ Lock a user account
+ Unlock a user account
+ Expire a user's password
+ View a user's information
+ Monitor user processes
+ Push NIS maps on any active NIS servers
This window contains the following buttons:
Add
Click on this button to create user accounts. The Create New User
Account window will appear.
Modify
Click on this button to modify user accounts. One or more user accounts
must be selected from the list first.
Delete
Click on this button to easily delete a user from the system. This
program will delete the user account and also (optionally) remove
the HOME directory and all of its contents (files and sub
directories) associated with the user. Highlight the username(s) you
wish to delete from the system and then click on the Delete button.
Enlighten will prompt you to confirm your action.
Enlighten will NOT delete the users HOME directory if:
+ It is considered to be a sacred (required) directory. The sacred
directories are:
/ /usr /etc /bin
/lib /home /dev /sbin
/usr/bin /usr/adm /usr/lib /usr/sbin
/usr/man /usr/lib/uucp
+ It is shared by more than one user. In this case, the HOME
directory is not deleted since this would also delete the HOME
directory of any sharing co-users.
+ It is not owned by the user whose HOME directory it is supposed to
be. In this case, Enlighten will then ask for your confirmation and
before deleting it.
Furthermore, Enlighten will not delete the root user account, this
is considered to be too dangerous to allow.
Password
Click on this button to change a currently defined User Account
password. You don't need to know the password. A pop-up window will
ask you to set the new password for the highlighted user.
Lock
Click on this button to deny a specific user access to the system
without deleting the user's account. This procedure is part of the
Enlighten security module; be cautious about who can access it. A
pop-up window will prompt you to confirm this action.
Note: You must assign a new password to unlock a user, the existing
password will be lost!
Unlock
Click on this button to remove a lock from a user account. Because
locking and unlocking user accounts is considered part of system
security, Enlighten will ask for a new password when it unlocks a
User Account.
Expire
Click on this button to expire the password for the selected user
account(s) immediately. This option will only work on systems which
support password aging. The next time the user attempt to login to
the system, he or she will be forced to change his/her password. You
must confirm this option before it will be executed.
View
Click on this button to view existing User Account information.
Processes
This command displays a window of all processes currently running
which belong to the highlighted users. To view the processes,
highlight the users you wish to view and then click on the Processes
button. A window will appear displaying all processes for the
highlighted users.
NIS
Click on this button to push/remake the NIS maps on any active NIS
servers. This updates the NIS servers and hosts on your network with
any Host Entry changes you've made to the Configuration list. If
there are no NIS servers to update for your choice(s), Enlighten
will display a dialog box telling you so.