How to Establish User Logins

Some operating systems enable you to create Thoroughbred Basic user logins from the install utility. These user logins allow users to login to Thoroughbred Basic, not to the operating system.

In most cases, the install utility will not allow you manage user logins with the procedures described in this section. Even if you can use these procedures, you must consider site conventions and security issues before you do.

The recommended way to manage any user login is to use the system administration capabilities of your operating system. To establish logins for Thoroughbred Basic, you can use the UNIX adduser command. If your system maintains passwords in the /etc/shadow file, skip this section.

If you decide to use the install utility to create Thoroughbred Basic user logins, you can use the information in the following sections:

To create a Thoroughbred Basic user login, you can use the procedure in the section titled How to Create User Logins.
To delete a Thoroughbred Basic user login, you can use the procedure in the section titled How to Delete User Logins.
To stop creating or deleting Thoroughbred Basic user logins, you can use the procedure in the section titled How to Leave the Install Utility.

If you plan to specify Thoroughbred Basic user logins, you can use the information in the sections titled How to Create User Logins and How to Leave the Install Utility.

How to Create User Logins

From the operating system prompt in your Thoroughbred Basic home directory type

./install

and press the Enter key. The install utility will display the Installation and Updating Procedures Menu:

  Thoroughbred BASIC Installation and Updating Procedures


              1)  Install New System
              2)  Install/Update User Logins
              3)  Install/Update BASIC Directories
              4)  Install/Update BASIC Printers
              5)  Install/Update BASIC Terminals
              6)  Install/Update BASIC Ghost Tasks


              Enter Selection (1 - 6) or <CR> to end:

You must enter a valid value in the following field:

Enter Selection (1 - 6) or <CR> to end:

To create Thoroughbred Basic user logins, type 2 and press the Enter key. In most cases, the install utility will display the following version of the Install/Update User Logins screen:

  2) Install/Update User Logins

               You must add and delete users using the System
               Administration commands supplied with your
               Operating System.

               <CR> to continue.

You cannot use the install utility to manage user logins. You must use the features inherent in your operating system. To leave this screen, press the Enter key. The Installation and Updating Procedures screen will be displayed.

If you want to leave the install utility, press the Enter key. You will be returned to your operating system prompt.

If the install utility can manage user logins, the following version of the Install/Update User Logins screen will be displayed:

  2) Install/Update User Logins

          Current BASIC Users:

          root -

 Add or Delete? Enter a, d or <CR> to end:

You must enter a valid value in the following field:

Add or Delete? Enter a, d, or <CR> to end:

To create a Thoroughbred Basic user login, type a, and press the Enter key. The following message will be displayed:

ENTER LOGIN NAME (MAX 8 CHARACTERS) OR <CR> TO END:

A valid user login is 1 through 8 characters long. Type a user login and press the Enter key. The following message will be displayed:

ENTER USER’S FULL NAME:

Type the name of the user who is associated with the login you just entered, and press the Enter key.

The install utility will add the user login to the system password file. Because the user login you added is a Thoroughbred Basic user login, that user will login to Thoroughbred Basic, not to the operating system. After the password file is updated, the install utility will redisplay the Install/Update User Logins screen, which will contain the current list of Thoroughbred Basic user logins. You can continue to add logins until all the Thoroughbred Basic users at your site are listed.

The install utility does not enable you to specify passwords for user logins. After you leave the install utility, you can use UNIX functions to assign passwords to Thoroughbred Basic user logins.

If you have finished specifying Thoroughbred Basic user logins, please refer to the section titled How to Leave the Install Utility.

How to Delete User Logins

To delete Thoroughbred Basic user logins from the password file, use the install utility to display the Install/Update User Logins screen:

  2) Install/Update User Logins

          Current BASIC Users:

          root -

 Add or Delete? Enter a, d or <CR> to end:

You must enter a valid value in the following field:

Add or Delete? Enter a, d, or <CR> to end:

To delete a Thoroughbred Basic user login, type d and press the Enter key. The following message will be displayed:

ENTER LOGIN NAME (MAX 8 CHARACTERS) OR <CR> TO END:

The only valid values are the Thoroughbred Basic user logins displayed on the Install/Update User Logins screen. You can only delete the user logins created by using the procedure in the section titled How to Create User Logins.

Type the user login you want to delete and press the Enter key. The install utility will delete the Thoroughbred Basic user login from the password file. After the password file is updated, the install utility will redisplay the Install/Update User Logins screen, which will contain the current list of Thoroughbred Basic user logins.

How to Leave the Install Utility

To stop managing Thoroughbred Basic user logins, make sure the install utility is displaying the Install/Update User Logins screen:

  2) Install/Update User Logins

          Current BASIC Users:

          root -

 Add or Delete? Enter a, d or <CR> to end:

You must enter a valid value in the following field:

Add or Delete? Enter a, d, or <CR> to end:

Press the Enter key. The install utility will display the Installation and Updating Procedures screen:

  Thoroughbred BASIC Installation and Updating Procedures


              1)  Install New System
              2)  Install/Update User Logins
              3)  Install/Update BASIC Directories
              4)  Install/Update BASIC Printers
              5)  Install/Update BASIC Terminals
              6)  Install/Update BASIC Ghost Tasks


              Enter Selection (1 - 6) or <CR> to end:

You must enter a valid value in the following field:

Enter Selection (1 - 6) or <CR> to end:

To leave the install utility and return to the operating system prompt, press the Enter key.

From the Customization and Tuning Guide: Devices, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF