14.3 Services Managed

14.3.4 User Manager

The User Manager is used to administer user accounts on a network, which can:

create new accounts
modify accounts
delete accounts

where user account information can be managed by any of the three naming services, NIS+, NIS, or None. The User Manager sets up the home directories with the appropriate file and account information and manages the databases:

aliases
auto_home
cred
group
passwd
shadow

After selecting User Manager you asked to choose the naming service, and are then presented with the display:

Choosing Edit/Add presents this window:

Unix System Administration - 8 AUG 1996

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