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Conference ranger::pwosf

Title:	PATHWORKS for OSF/1
Notice:	see also NOTED::PWDOSWINV5 (PW client) & TURRIS::DIGITAL_UNIX
Moderator:	CPEEDY::LONG

Created:	Thu Apr 22 1993
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1874
Total number of notes:	6870

1739.0. "What determines UID for a new user account?" by VMSNET::J_MAJEWSKI () Wed Feb 05 1997 16:57

I have a customer who uses PATHWORKS's MangageWORKS v1.1.004
to manage his PW/OSF v5.0C server (Digital UNIX v3.2).

From where does ManageWORKS get the UID when creating a 
new account?  What file or script?

Thank you in advance,
Jennifer Majewski
DTN 343-1820
Atlanta CSC

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1739.1	the server does it.	WOTVAX::16.194.208.3::sharkeya		`Thu Feb 06 1997 03:50`	6
	Manageworks talks to the server. The server actually creates the account. There are rules (defined in LANMAN.INI) which govern which UIDs it can and cannot use. Alan
1739.2		VMSNET::S_VORE	Smile - Mickey's Watching!	`Thu Feb 06 1997 09:02`	2
	and those rules are...?
1739.3		CPEEDY::HORGAN	Craicailte indiadh damhsa	`Thu Feb 06 1997 14:19`	7
	The [uidrules] section of lanman.ini contains the keywords that control the assignment of UNIX user id's to Pathworks AS users. See the PATHWORKS for Unix System Guide, page D-7. Julia
1739.4		VMSNET::S_VORE	Smile - Mickey's Watching!	`Fri Feb 07 1997 09:20`	15
	in the version of the manual I have, at least, I only see exclude, forceunique, and usrcomment parameters for the [uidrules] section... nothing which would say what TO use, only to say what NOT to use. Should the server select the next available uid, counting up? The highest current uid + 1? If I've got an existing /etc/passwd with these users: root:WREblah:0:1:... nobody::65534:65534:... lanman::100:99:... scott:*:520:15:... then I add a new lm user, where's he go? uid 101? 521? somewhere else? What's the algorithm, or what are we missing?
1739.5	Info. on demand	EVTAI1::10dhcp171.evt.DEC.COM::castello	UNIX PCI Support	`Fri Feb 07 1997 13:25`	36
	hi all Pathworks always starts from UID=200 for normal user. I mean for other users than lanman,admin,.... if UID=200 is not part of exclude range it will search the next available uid >= 200 free and not in exluded range. >>>>> .4 root:WREblah:0:1:... nobody::65534:65534:... lanman::100:99:... scott:*:520:15:... answer: uid 200 >>>>> (The exclude option was not always working in V5.0F see ECO.) If forceunique=no and it finds an Unix entry with the same username it keeps it and no new entry is created. Then it adds the new line at the end of /etc/passwd. It also preserves ":+" as the last line, it's not the case for the /etc/group. For the players: If you want to create manually a lanman user with all desired options (i.e. a uid you absolumently wants) you can use the /usr/net/servers/pathworks/passmgmt prog. Just type the cmd to see options. Hope this answer your questions Jean-Pierre
1739.6		VMSNET::S_VORE	Smile - Mickey's Watching!	`Fri Feb 07 1997 14:20`	2
	Thanks, that's exactly what we were looking for (isn't it, Jennifer?).