Adding a Set of User Accounts Using addusers.bash

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4.2 User Environment

If the PC was setup properly, every time it is rebooted, the prompt to login to the domain will appear. To login, the user adds the account name and password that match to hisher user account at SchoolWeb server.

4.2.1 Home directory

The user’s files may be stored at hisher home directory at SchoolWeb. The home directory is mapped as the H: drive. Only the user has write access to this directory. The backup of the files from the drive H: is normally made daily at 2:00 AM local time. The backup files are written to J: drive. The user has only reading access to J: drive.

4.2.2 Shared directories

There are some directories on SchoolWeb that the user shares with other users. The public directory mapped as drive I: contains files that are available for an ordinary user; with reading access only. The system administrator after login to schoolweb domain as the user public can place there for instance software installation files, drivers, data files with information for users. To make changes at public directory, login as the user public. Public directory is home directory for the user public. Members of groups: • share1, share2, and share3 have at their disposal drives K: and L:, M: and N:, or O: and P:, respectively. The first one is for write and read access for a whole group, the second one is the read-only backup of the first one.

4.2.3 Web pages

The user has also the opportunity to create hisher own web page and publish it for access on the Intranet. The created page must be stored in H:public_html directory. The personal web page is visible only inside the school local network through the address: • http:schoolweb~user_name Note: To protect teachers and school administration staff data, there is a restriction that students can not access teachers and administration home directories. If a teacher would like to publish hisher own web page, we recommend, that the SchoolWeb administrator creates an other account for himher, that belong to the students group.

4.2.4 E-mail

The user has hisher own E-mail folder at SchoolWeb. Hisher E-mail address is • user_nameSchoolWeb_domain_name for instance rblanksbss.sd41.bc.ca If the Netscape profile file location was setup to the H:\netscape_client directory, the user can exchange E-mails using Netscape Messenger. Shared directories, web pages and E-mail are further discussed in the following sections.