Create User account for Solaris and Sun Java 7.0
Hello,
I was given a Sun Fire X2100 server and it has Sun Java loaded. It has three email accounts. I know the root account logon and password. I want to create more email accounts but do not know how. Is there a graphical interface for this or do I have to create accounts via the command line? How would I create a super user account that is the administrator? I want to give this person access to all the other accounts.
Thank you,
John
Btw, I probably also need to know how to edit a current user. I am not familiar with Unix that much so I need some direct guidance. Thanks.
I was given a Sun Fire X2100 server and it has Sun Java loaded. It has three email accounts. I know the root account logon and password. I want to create more email accounts but do not know how. Is there a graphical interface for this or do I have to create accounts via the command line? How would I create a super user account that is the administrator? I want to give this person access to all the other accounts.
Thank you,
John
Btw, I probably also need to know how to edit a current user. I am not familiar with Unix that much so I need some direct guidance. Thanks.
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Here is what I found out. I am running the following:
SunOS Solaris 5.10 Generic_1200-14 i86pc i386 i86pc
The server is also running:
Sun Java Communications Express
Sun Java Web Server 7.0
How do I get to WebAdmin? I looked at my choices at the console and do not see a WebAdmin program.
Thanks,
John
SunOS Solaris 5.10 Generic_1200-14 i86pc i386 i86pc
The server is also running:
Sun Java Communications Express
Sun Java Web Server 7.0
How do I get to WebAdmin? I looked at my choices at the console and do not see a WebAdmin program.
Thanks,
John
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By the way, I haven't a clue on how to create mail accounts or even user accounts on this server. It came to me with some default accounts.
Do you use a graphical console?
Are you sshing into the system?
Is startx an optoin after you login?
If you ssh, do you have an X-server or are you in a graphical environament where you can use ssh -y user@remotesolaris
once connected, run smc and see what you get.
webmin you have to install:
http://www.webmin.com/solaris.html
Are you sshing into the system?
Is startx an optoin after you login?
If you ssh, do you have an X-server or are you in a graphical environament where you can use ssh -y user@remotesolaris
once connected, run smc and see what you get.
webmin you have to install:
http://www.webmin.com/solaris.html
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Yes, my console is graphical. From my PC I am using PuTTy.
Here, at the console I can click on the launch button and it says it is "Sun Java Desktop for Solaris".
When I run SMC I get Solaris Management Console 2.1. I haven't seen this before.
I will try the WebAdmin link you gave to. I have to run to an appointment.
Here, at the console I can click on the launch button and it says it is "Sun Java Desktop for Solaris".
When I run SMC I get Solaris Management Console 2.1. I haven't seen this before.
I will try the WebAdmin link you gave to. I have to run to an appointment.
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SMC is the tool you can use to create/manage local accounts among other things.
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It looks like the email server is a SendMail server. When I look inside ETC/Mail then there is about a dozen files related to sendmail or aliases and a few other items. I looked at each file with vi but noe of them had information about users except for my root user. There has got to be a better way to add/edit and manage email accounts.
I also looked at SMC. it shows my users and groups for the system but not for email. I will have to get myself familiarized with SMC. It looks like there are a lot of features.
I also looked at SMC. it shows my users and groups for the system but not for email. I will have to get myself familiarized with SMC. It looks like there are a lot of features.
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This is still a mystery. I installed Webmin and looked at the Sendmail users and none of the test users that are already setup are listed.
There is a script that I have to run in order to get my mail system to work, so I looked at that script with vi. There are entries in there to start the web server, the messaging server, and the calendar server, which seems to be:
SUNWdsee/dsins1
SUNWwbsvr7
WUNWmsgsr/sbin
SUNWics5/cal/sbin
I have looked at many of the files with vi and still don't see where my three existing test accounts are created.
There is a script that I have to run in order to get my mail system to work, so I looked at that script with vi. There are entries in there to start the web server, the messaging server, and the calendar server, which seems to be:
SUNWdsee/dsins1
SUNWwbsvr7
WUNWmsgsr/sbin
SUNWics5/cal/sbin
I have looked at many of the files with vi and still don't see where my three existing test accounts are created.
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It looks like it will take awhile to figure this out. I have been given a lot of information on how to begin. So, I will work through this information and post another question when I have another question. Thank you for the help.
uname -a?
webmin might be an option, if you have the option to run the system in graphical, depending on the GUI which for solaris is CDE, I think others can be installed.
The other part you have to see which mailserver is on the system (sendmail likely) and what its configuration is.