mkuser command

Purpose

Creates a new user account.

Syntax

mkuser [-ldap] [-de | -sr ] [-attr Attributes=Value [ Attribute=Value... ] ] Name

Description

The mkuser command creates a new user account. Upon completion of creating a the new account you are prompted to set the new account password. User accounts are created with the -attr pgrp=view are designated as read only. These users do not have the authority to change the system configuration and do not have write permission to their home directories.

Flags

-attr Attribute=Value	Identifies the attribute to set, as well as the new value for the attribute. The Attribute=Value parameter can use one attribute value pair or multiple attribute value pairs for one -attr flag. For a complete list of supported attributes, see chuser command.
-de	Creates a Development Engineer (DE) user account. This type of account allows IBM® developers to log into the Virtual I/O Server and debug problems.
-ldap	Identifies the user as an LDAP user account. LDAP user accounts are authenticated through the LDAP load module.
-sr	Creates a service representative (SR) user account. This type of account enables a service representative to run commands required to service the system without being logged in as root. This includes the following command types: Run diagnostics, including service aids (for example, hot plug tasks, certify, format, and so forth). Run all commands that can be run by a group system. Configure and unconfigure devices that are not busy. Use the service aid to update system microcode. Perform the shut down and reboot operations. The recommended SR login user name is qserv.

Exit Status

See Exit status for Virtual I/O Server commands.

Security

This command can only be run by the prime administrator (padmin) user.

Examples

To create the davis user account with default values, type the following command:
```
mkuser davis
```
To create the davis user account and set the maxage attribute to a value of 52, type the following command:
```
mkuser -attr maxage=52 davis
```
To create a user with read only authority, type the following command:
```
mkuser -attr pgrp=view View1
```

Related Information

The chuser command, the lsuser command, the rmuser command, and the passwd command.