Virtual TapeServer 8.2 Configuration Guide

Configuring User Accounts | 99
Adding accounts
You can create additional accounts in the vtsmaint 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.
2. Become the root user:
su -
3. Enter the following command to create the user account:
useradd -n username
4. 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. The password expires after 90 days.
Changing a user’s password
To change the current user’s password
1. Log in to the VTS server.
2. Enter the following command to set the password for the new account:
passwd
3. When prompted, enter the current password, and then enter a new password (twice). The
password must comprise eight characters, including one numeric character, one
uppercase character, one lowercase character, and one other (non-alphanumeric)
character. Note that if you use an uppercase character as the first character in the
password or if you use a numeric character as the last, you must provide these character
types in other positions in the new password.
The password expires after 90 days.
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.