Installing VolServ
601351 Rev A Getting Started 1-9
Getting Started
Step 3. Use an editor, such as vi, to view the /etc/passwd
file. If this file already contains a vsadm entry, no
further action is necessary. Otherwise, the user must
add a vsadm user definition to the file. This file
must contain a line entry for each user recognized by
the system. The format of each entry is:
where:
The added line looks like the following example.
It should be placed in the file so that its uid is in
numerical order with the other entries.
username:password:uid:gid:information:login_directory:login_shell
Option Description
username The name of the user.
password The encrypted user password or * if
no password is used.
uid The user’s unique numerical
identifier within the system.
gid The group’s numerical ID within the
system; it must be unique and must
match the gid entered in the
/etc/group file earlier.
login_directory The directory at which the user will
be positioned when login is
successful.
login_shell The shell under which the user logs
in.
vsadm:x:111:11:-VSAdmin:/volserv/volserv:/bin/csh