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== Add new user (LDAP) ==
== Add new user (LDAP) ==
* [[FedoraDS | Managing Fedora-DS]]
* [[FedoraDS | Managing Fedora-DS]]
To add a group of new users with similar uid, use script ""ldapBatchAddUser.py"" placed in "/opt/scripts/". You will have to run as root.


== Add new user (grape) ==
== Add new user (grape) ==

Revision as of 01:13, 30 July 2008

System Configuration (workstations, grape)

Alarm handling/Shutting down the rack

System Configuration (windows and Linux laptop)

System Configuration (CCMS Blackhole)

Grape queueing system

Add new user (LDAP)

To add a group of new users with similar uid, use script ""ldapBatchAddUser.py"" placed in "/opt/scripts/". You will have to run as root.

Add new user (grape)

Create account in /etc/passwd

useradd -u NEWUID -g md NAME

Update NIS (for cluster authentication)

cd /var/yp/
make

How to build a Live CD

Get Gentoo Linux distribution, e.g. http://www.sabayonlinux.org/ (e.g. miniCD)
Adding custom packages to Sysrescd, in summary: 
expand the sysrcd.dat in /mnt/custom
mount -o bind /proc /mnt/custom/proc
extract a recent gentoo portage in /mnt/custom/files/usr/portage
chroot /mnt/custom
install new packages using the gentoo commands (emerge yourpkg)
umount everything properly
clean /usr/portage
recreate sysrcd.dat with mksquashfs
recreate the iso image