Once the user and group databases are set up, you add accounts and users just as you would on traditional MPE systems. MPE/iX automatically updates the user and group databases as needed. You do have an additional option to specify group or user IDs when setting up accounts. You can also specify user IDs when adding users.
Setting up accounts |
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To set up an account, use the NEWACCT command and its
options. Refer to the MPE/iX Commands Reference
Manual, Vol. I (32650-90003) for the complete syntax of
NEWACCT.
You must have system manager capabilities to set up a new
account. You must specify the account name and identify an
account manager. You also have the option of specifying a
user ID number and group ID number, or a unique number is
automatically assigned. If you specify user and group ID
numbers, you should assign numbers over 100. MPE/iX
reserves numbers less than 100 for system-defined IDs.
For example, to create a new account called PAYROLL for
the payroll department:
:NEWACCT PAYROLL,MANAGER;PASS=PAYUS2;UID=150;GID=120;
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The new account, PAYROLL, contains one user
(MANAGER), who is the account manager. The password for
the account is PAYUS2. The user ID of 150 identifies the
account manager MANAGER.PAYROLL. The group ID of 120
identifies the payroll account. Also, the account
automatically contains one group: PUB.
If you omit the UID and GID parameters, MPE assigns a unique UID to the account manager, MANAGER.PAYROLL, and a unique GID to the account, PAYROLL.
If you assign a UID or GID that is already in use, an error message is displayed.
Adding users |
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To add a user to an account, use the NEWUSER command and its options. Refer to the MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual, Vol. I (32650-90003) for the complete syntax of NEWUSER.
Only the system manager or the account manager for the account can add new users. You must include a user name. If you do not include an account name, the user is added to the account that you are currently in.
For example, you can create a new user in the PAYROLL account as follows:
:NEWUSER BANKS.PAYROLL;PASS=ALEX;HOME=SALES;UID=120
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This example creates a user called BANKS.PAYROLL in the
PAYROLL account with a home group SALES. The user ID is 120.
