USS(1) —

NAME

uss - suite of commands for creating AFS user accounts.

SYNOPSIS

uss <option>

Each of the the following operation codes is a valid <option> and has its own set of associated arguments. See the "OPTIONS" section below for syntax definitions.

add - create a new user
apropos - search by help text
bulk - bulk input mode
help - get help on commands

Several types of lines may be placed in a template file to create entities associated with the account. See the "TEMPLATE LINES" section below for syntax definitions. The lines are:

D - create a directory
E - create a file by echoing
F - create a file from a prototype
G - create a directory for even grouping of directories
L - create a hard link
S - create a symbolic link
V - create and mount a volume
X - execute a command

DESCRIPTION

The commands in the uss suite help AFS administrators to create user accounts quickly and easily. The administrator can define many aspects of account configuration in a template file and then create a complete account with one uss add command. It is also possible to place multiple uss add commands in a "bulk file" and execute them all by issuing a single uss bulk command.

OPTIONS

add - create a new user
syntax: uss add -user <login name> -realname <full name in quotes> -pass <initial passwd> [-server <FileServer for home volume>] [-partition <FileServer’s disk partition for home volume>] [-mount <home directory mount point>] [-uid <uid to assign the user>] [-template <pathname of template file>] [-quiet ] [-var <auxilary argument pairs (Num val)>+] [-cell <cell name>] [-admin <administrator to authenticate>] [-dryrun ] [-overwrite] [-help ]

apropos - search by help text
syntax: uss apropos -topic <help string> [-help]

bulk - bulk input mode
syntax: uss bulk -file <bulk input file> [-template <pathname of template file>] [-quiet ] [-cell <cell name>] [-admin <administrator to authenticate>] [-dryrun] [-overwrite] [-help]

help - get help on commands
syntax: bos help [-topic <help string>+] [-help]

TEMPLATE LINES

D - create a directory
syntax: D <pathname> <mode> <owner> <access list>

E - create a file by echoing
syntax: E <pathname> <mode> <owner> <contents>

F - create a file from a prototype
syntax: F <pathname> <mode> <owner> <prototype>

G - create a directory for even grouping of directories
syntax: G <directory>

L - create a hard link
syntax: L <existing-file> <link>

S - create a symbolic link
syntax: S <existing-file> <link>

V - create and mount a volume
syntax: V <volume name> <server> <partition> <quota> <mount point> <owner> <access list>

X - execute a command
syntax: X <command>