NEWACCT

The NEWACCT command enables a system administrator to create a new accoun t and assign one person as the manager of the accoun t.

Syntax

NEWACCT acctname,mgrname

2 ;PASS= 2 password 332 ;CAP=

2 capabilitylist 33

2 ;ACCESS= 2 (￿leaccess) 3 3 2

;GID=2 (gid) 3 3 2 ;UID=2 (uid) 33

Parameters

 

 

acctname

Speci￿es the name to be assigned to the new accoun t. This

 

name must contain from one to eigh t alphanumeric characters,

 

beginning with an alphabetic c haracter.

mgrname

Speci￿es the name of the person to manage the accoun t.

 

This could be the same name as the system administrator

 

or another user. To avoid assigning the wrong capabilities

 

to general users, the system administrator should use this

 

parameter for only one accoun t manager. The system

 

administrator should use the NEWUSER command to assign

 

additional users to the accoun t.

 

The default for this user is that no passw ord is assigned, and

 

capabilitylist is the same as the accoun t capability.

 

The system administrator can later c hange the attributes of an

 

account manager by using the ALTUSER command.

PASS

Speci￿es the account password, only used for v erifying

 

logon access. This passw ord must contain from one to eigh t

 

alphanumeric characters, beginning with an alphabetic

 

character. The default is that no passw ord is assigned.

CAP

Speci￿es the list of capabilities permitted for this accoun t.

 

Each capability is indicated b y a two-letter mnemonic,

 

separated by commas, as follo ws:

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