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User and Group Information
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migration, if the UNIX user or group is not present, a new eDirectory User or
Group object is created with default NetWare rights. If the User or Group
object exists, the user or group's UNIX-related information is updated by
default during the migration.
NetWare and UNIX both use the same User and Group objects to get the
information they need.
When a user/group makes a request to access one of the services, it searches
for the User object on eDirectory by default. The services can also be
configured to look for users and groups from a remote NIS database.
Information about UNIX Users and Groups
The user information includes the following:
Username
UNIX User Identification Number (UID)
Home directory
Preferred shell
UNIX Group Identification Number (GID)
Comments
The Group Information includes the following:
Group name
Group Identification Number (GID)
Users present in this group
A typical UNIX system stores user account information in the /ETC/
PASSWD file and stores group information in the /ETC/GROUP file. You can
migrate this data directly into eDirectory using the migration utility.
UNIX Usernames, Group Names, and ID Numbers
Each user uses a username to log in to the system. The UID identifies file and
directory ownership information. The user's UID can be a number between 0
and 65,535, with the numbers 0 through 99 usually reserved. (0 is usually
assigned to the Superuser.)