Virtual TapeServer 6.04.03 Installation Guide

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Adding accounts
You can create additional accounts in the Maintenance group, and the new user will have the
same privileges as the vtsa user.
To create an account
1. Log in to the VTS server as a user with root access.
2. Enter the following command to create the user account:
useradd -n username
3. Enter the following command to set the password for the new account:
passwd user_acct
The password must comprise eight characters, including one numeric character, one
uppercase character, one lowercase character, and one other (non-alphanumeric)
character.
Expiring passwords
By default, account passwords expire in 90 days (this does not apply to the bill or root
accounts).
To change account expiration
1. Log in to the VTS server.
2. Enter the following command:
chage -M days user_acct
where days specifies the number of days after which the password expires, and user_acct
specifies the user account.
You can also use the following commands:
chage -l user_acct
Lists expiration information
chage -M -1 user_acct
Removes expiration from an account