Apple Mac OS X Server manual Specify the user ID, replacing 1234 with the new user’s ID

Important: Pick a user ID that isn’t on either list and that is greater than 501. 501 is the user ID of the local administrator user that gets created when you install Mac OS X Server.

2Start the dscl tool in interactive mode, specifying the computer you are using as the source of directory service data. Use the dscl tool to create a nonadministrator user account.

$ dscl localhost

>

In interactive mode, the dscl tool displays the current folder in the directory domain (not the current folder in the file system) and a “>” character as a prompt.

3Change the current folder to /LDAPv3/ipaddress/Users by entering the path at the prompt:

> cd /LDAPv3/ipaddress/Users

Replace ipaddress with the IP address of your directory server. If using a NetInfo directory domain, enter cd /NetInfo/root/Users at the prompt.

4Authenticate as an administrator by entering the following command, replacing adminusername with your administrator user name, and entering your administrator password when prompted:

> auth adminusername

5Create a new user account, replacing ajohnson with the new user account’s short name and specifying the path to the new user’s home folder in /Users/:

>create ajohnson HomeDirectory “<home_dir><url>afp://sp.apple.com/Users </url><path>ajohnson</path></home_dir>”

>create ajohnson NFSHomeDirectory /Network/Servers/sp.apple.com/Users/ ajohnson

Replace sp.apple.com with your home folder server’s location.

6Specify the new user’s default UNIX shell:

> create ajohnson UserShell /bin/bash

7Specify the user ID, replacing 1234 with the new user’s ID:

> create ajohnson UniqueID 1234

8Specify the long name for the new user account, replacing Anne Johnson with the actual long name:

> create ajohnson RealName "Anne Johnson"

9Review the settings of your new user account by entering the following command, replacing ajohnson with the new user account’s short name as before:

> read ajohnson

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