OSF DCE Administration Guide--Core Components

Importing UNIX Accounts to DCE

conﬂicts before you run passwd_import.

39.3.3 Resolving Conﬂicts

The passwd_import command prompts you for instructions on how to resolve the

conﬂicts it ﬁnds. You have the following choices:

• You can create an alias to resolve a UNIX ID conﬂict. This action creates an alias for

the registry object that is in conﬂict. This alias is assigned the same name as the

conﬂicting entry in the group or password ﬁle. For example, if the entry joe 555

exists in the registry and the entry tim 555 exists in the password ﬁle, this option

creates the alias tim for joe 555.

• You can generate a new UNIX ID automatically or enter a new one explicitly to

resolve a UNIX ID conﬂict. For example, if there is a conﬂict between the entry joe

555 in the registry and tim 555 in the password ﬁle, you can generate a new UNIX

ID for tim.

• You can enter a new name to resolve a name conﬂict. For example, if there is a

conﬂict between the entry joe 555 in the registry and joe 383 in the password ﬁle,

you can generate a new name for joe 383. This new name will be added to the

registry.

In addition, you are given the option of ignoring the conﬂict and skipping the entry.

39.3.4 Answering Prompts

When you run passwd_import, you can be prompted for names and numbers (UNIX

IDs). Names can contain any characters or digits except the @ (at sign) and : (colon)

characters, and they must not exceed 1024 characters in length.

If you enter a name or number in an incorrect format, passwd_import ignores your entry

and prompts you again.

39.4 Sample passwd_import Session

This section shows a simpliﬁed passwd_import session. The sample session uses the

following registry group and password entries and the UNIX group ﬁle and password ﬁle

entries. For convenience, the registry entries are shown in the password and group ﬁle

format, although they are not stored that way in the registry database.

Registry Group and Password Entries

• Group Entries

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