Edit this pageGeneral Administration

1 Adding a new user account
2 Removing a user
3 Providing a user with web space
4 Changing a user password
5 Reading the support inbox
6 Mailing list adminstration
7 Adding or removing an administrator
8 Group Accounts

[edit] Adding a new user account

foo@gallifrey:~$ sudo tardis-adduser

The tardis-adduser script lives in cvs and is installed on gallifrey at /usr/sbin/tardis-adduser. The script prompts you to enter the details straight off the application form, please note that usernames should be no greater than 8 characters. (That said, we already have some longer user names; at least try to ensure that the first 8 characters are unique.) Punctuation should be avoided --- for example, the wiki has problems with underscores.

With the account added, sysmans will be informed, and the user will be emailed their username and password and a link to a webpage on how to login.

Don't worry about allusers.

[edit] Removing a user

Beware: We have not removed many accounts before, so take care and pay attention to what the script is doing. If you are at all uncertain ask someone else to do it.

On gallifrey, use the tardis-removeuser script, as root.

[edit] Providing a user with web space

This now seems to be done by tardis-adduser. Thanks Bacam?

[edit] Changing a user password

On any machine with a proper LDAP setup (currently gallifrey or mccoy) use passwd normally.

[edit] Reading the support inbox

   foo@mccoy:~$ sudo su - support
   support@mccoy:~$ mutt

You can also use pine instead of mutt if you prefer.

Once you have dealt with a piece of support mail, please move it to a folder with the user's name so that others don't repeat your efforts, but can still find the messages later. Similarly, put any mail you send in a folder with the recipient's user name. If the person you are dealing with is not a Tardis user, use a folder named after their email address.

[edit] Mailing list adminstration

http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/admin/mail/ecartis.html

[edit] Adding or removing an administrator

The appropriate edits need to be made to /etc/sudoers and /root/adminschange.ldif and then updated with ./root/modifyadmins.sh on mccoy. Edits may also need made to /etc/aliases and updated with newaliases, also on mccoy, to add the user to sysmans.