Sysadmin/User management

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To carry on these procedures, you need root access on Machine/sunjammer.

Adding a new user on Machine/sunjammer

Ask users for:

  • Desired username
  • First and last name
  • Forwaring email address (i.e.: where they want email for USER@sugarlabs.org) to be sent to
  • SSH key
  • Optionally, a gpg key

The user creation procedure is completely automated:

  • As root, use system-useradd
  • See synopsis
  • Follow prompts and instructions

A welcome message will be sent to the user automatically.

Editing users and groups

  • Run "ldapvi"
  • Edit with your favourite $EDITOR, save and exit
  • Type "y" to accept changes.