passwdusers Template

SYNOPSIS

Password file .............. /etc/passwd
Shadow file ................ /etc/shadow
Enable Shadow Pw ........... on
Group file ................. /etc/group 
Only Assigned Users/Groups . on 
Create Unexistant Homes .... on
Lower Local Uids from ...... 0
Lower Local Uids to ........ 1000 
Upper Local Uids from ...... 50000
Upper Local Uids to ........ 200000 
Lower Local Gids from ...... 0 
Lower Local Gids to ........ 1000 
Upper Local Gids from ...... 50000
Upper Local Gids to ........ 200000 

DESCRIPTION

The "Unix User/Group Info" domain template allows writing user account information out into Unix /etc/passwd and /etc/group files. This template supports the traditional text based file formats only.

When the passwd and group files are overwritten, both locally existin users/groups and Director managed users and groups will appear in the resulting files. Local users and groups will be identified by their uid and gid, the ranges treated as local are configurable.

Note

However, if a Director managed and a local user/group with the same name exist, the Director managed user/group will always take precedence. Director managed users/groups will be removed from the local files if they disappear from the Director, local users/groups are not.

With the "Only Assigned Users/Groups" option enabled only users/groups that are explicitly assigned to the respective target host will be effective. These are set within the host record in the Director.

OPTIONS

The template understands the following configuration options:

Password file

The file name and path of the passwd file.

Shadow file

The file name and path of the shadow file. Unless shadow passwords are enabled, the shadow file option does not have any effect.

Enable Shadow Pw

If set, shadow passwords are used, thus the user password hashes are stored in a separate shadow file.

Group file

The file name and path of the group file.

Only Assigned Users/Groups

If set, only users and groups that are explicitly assigned to the respective target host are written into the target files.

Create Unexistant Homes

If set, home directories for inserted accounts will get created if not yet existing.

Lower Local Uids from

The passwd file is merged with the existing local passwd file. User accounts with uids in the range given are treated as local.

Lower Local Uids to

Upper limit associated with <e>Lower Local Uids from</e>.

Upper Local Uids from

The passwd file is merged with the existing local passwd file. User accounts with uids in the range given are treated as local.

Upper Local Uids to

Upper limit associated with <e>Upper Local Uids from</e>.

Lower Local Gids from

The group file is merged with the existing local group file. User accounts with gids in the range given are treated as local.

Lower Local Gids to

Upper limit associated with <e>Lower Local Gids from</e>.

Upper Local Gids from

The group file is merged with the existing local group file. User accounts with gids in the range given are treated as local.

Upper Local Gids to

Upper limit associated with "Upper Local Gids from".