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PeterThorpe: /* Usage: How to add a new user */

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‎Usage: How to add a new user

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‎Users

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‎Usage: How to add a new user

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‎Usage

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‎Users

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 = Usage: How to add a new user =
 ==Users==
 * To create a new user(s)
 Root has a script in bin/creasu.sh, so as root:
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   smbldap-groupmod -m <list,of,users> <targetgroup>
 = change a password =

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	* To add users to a certain group (note that this seems to take some time to propagate, as well as only working on fresh logins)		* To add users to a certain group (note that this seems to take some time to propagate, as well as only working on fresh logins)
	smbldap-groupmod -m <list,of,users> <targetgroup>		smbldap-groupmod -m <list,of,users> <targetgroup>
		+
		+
		+	= change a password =
		+
		+	when a user forgets their password and asks for a new one:
		+	as root
		+	smbldap-passwd <user>

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 Root has a script in bin/creasu.sh, so as root:
   sh bin/creasu.sh <user> <user1> <user2>
 will create groups, accounts, home folder and all relevant files into the new home folder.
 Then you need to setup passwords with (password promt will appear):

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   ssh-keygen
-and just accept all the suggestions.
+and just accept all the suggestions, keep accepting then as they are ...
- .ssh/id_rsa and .ssh/id_rsa.pub, then get created.
+.ssh/id_rsa and .ssh/id_rsa.pub, then get created.
 then

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 The tool of choice is smbldap.
-= Usage =
+= Usage: How to add a new user =
 ==Users==
 * To create a new user(s)

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	then ssh node1 should log in to node1 without password (no need to test other nodes).		then ssh node1 should log in to node1 without password (no need to test other nodes).
		+
		+	Then tell the user to change their password by doing:
		+	passwd

	==Groups==		==Groups==

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 ==Groups==
-* To create a new group
+* To create a new group  (we dont have groups YET!)
   smbldap-groupadd -a <newgrpname>
 * To add users to a certain group (note that this seems to take some time to propagate, as well as only working on fresh logins)
   smbldap-groupmod -m <list,of,users> <targetgroup>

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   sh bin/creasu.sh <user> <user1> <user2>
 will create groups, accounts, home folder and all relevant files into the new home folder.
-Then you need to setup passwords with:
+Then you need to setup passwords with (password promt will appear):
   smbldap-passwd <user>
 for each of the users.
-Then setup an ssh key for logging into the nodes.
+Then setup an ssh key for logging into the nodes by doing the following:
-Then, as root user, login a user via
+as root user, login a user via
   su - <newuserid>