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The .Xr utility. Spelling. Put NIS under .Tn

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Philippe Charnier 2003-06-08 14:28:38 +00:00
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@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ The file
.Aq Pa /etc/pw.conf
contains configuration data for the
.Xr pw 8
program.
utility.
The
.Xr pw 8
program is used for maintenance of the system password and group
utility is used for maintenance of the system password and group
files, allowing users and groups to be added, deleted and changed.
This file may be modified via the
.Xr pw 8
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ command and the
option, or by editing it directly with a text editor.
.Pp
Each line in
.Aq Pa /etc/pw.conf
.Pa /etc/pw.conf
is treated either a comment or as configuration data;
blank lines and lines commencing with a
.Ql \&#
@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ reuse gaps in uid sequences
.It reusegids
reuse gaps in gid sequences
.It nispasswd
path to the NIS passwd database
path to the
.Tn NIS
passwd database
.It skeleton
where to obtain default home contents
.It newmail
@ -124,8 +126,9 @@ The final option causes
.Xr pw 8
to respond by printing a randomly generated password on stdout.
This is the preferred and most secure option.
.Xr Pw 8
also provides a method of setting a specific password for the new
The
.Xr pw 8
utility also provides a method of setting a specific password for the new
user via a filehandle (command lines are not secure).
.Pp
Both
@ -154,7 +157,9 @@ user's uid and gid the same.
If the new user's uid is currently in use as a group id, then the next
available group id is chosen instead.
.Pp
On NIS servers which maintain a separate passwd database to
On
.Tn NIS
servers which maintain a separate passwd database to
.Pa /etc/master.passwd ,
this option allows the additional file to be concurrently updated
as user records are added, modified or removed.
@ -168,7 +173,8 @@ new home directory is constructed.
This is
.Pa /usr/share/skel
by default.
.Xr Pw 8 Ns 's
The
.Xr pw 8 Ns 's
.Fl m
option causes the user's home directory to be created and populated
using the files contained in the
@ -197,8 +203,9 @@ keyword is mandatory.
This specifies the location of the directory in which all new user
home directories are created.
.Pp
The
.Ar shellpath
specifies a list of directories - separated by colons
keyword specifies a list of directories - separated by colons
.Ql \&:
- which contain the programs used by the login shells.
.Pp
@ -232,8 +239,9 @@ irrespective of the
.Em umask
normally used by the user.
.Pp
The
.Ar extragroups
provides an automatic means of placing new users into groups within
keyword provides an automatic means of placing new users into groups within
the
.Pa /etc/groups
file.
@ -257,7 +265,7 @@ The
.Ar maxuid ,
.Ar mingid ,
.Ar maxgid
keywords determines the allowed ranges of automatically allocated user
keywords determine the allowed ranges of automatically allocated user
and group id numbers.
The default values for both user and group ids are 1000 and 32000 as
minimum and maximum respectively.