Q246320: System Administration of User Accounts with Interix

Article: Q246320
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 2.2.1,2.2.2,2.2.3,2.2.4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 24-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Interix versions 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4 
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This article describes system administration of user accounts with Interix.

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The user database on a Microsoft Windows NT-based computer is quite different
from what an administrator might be used to. For example, there is no file such
as /Etc/Passwd or /Etc/Groups to edit. Instead, all entries (users and groups)
are handled in the user database. In the $Interix_ROOT/Usr/Examples/Admin
directory, there are several scripts to help add, delete, and modify user
accounts: useradd, userdel, and usermod.

To use these scripts, you must be logged on to the primary domain server. For
instance, if computer A is the domain server for computer D and B (its client),
you must log on to computer A, either by using telnet from computer B or by
physically going to computer A. The scripts will not work if you are logged on
to computer B, even if you are logged on to B as DEV+Administrator.

For additional information about adding, deleting, and modifying users, see the
following Interix Web site:

  http://www.interix.com/NewInterix/technotes/note0006.html

Additional query words: 2.2.10 2.2.20 2.2.30 2.2.40

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbInterixSearch kbUNIXSearch kbInterix221 kbInterix222 kbInterix223 kbInterix224
Version           : :2.2.1,2.2.2,2.2.3,2.2.4
Issue type        : kbinfo

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