Summary

This concludes the discussion of how to add user login accounts to the system. I described how to add, modify, and remove user accounts using both the Admintool and the command line. The graphical user interface of Admintool makes managing user accounts much easier than the command-line method.

Second, I described the user shell initialization files. I described how to use these files to customize the user work environment. In addition, many of the default shell environment variables that control the user shell environment were described.

Finally, I described the home directory—the portion of a file system allocated to a user for storing private files.

This chapter described the tasks associated with managing user accounts. Because most users will be using the common desktop environment (CDE) window interface, as the system administrator, you’ll also need to be familiar with the setup and customization of the CDE. The CDE is described in Chapter 25.

The next chapter switches gears a bit and introduces you to Solaris file systems.