Users Guide

Creating Server Administrator Users For Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux

and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems

Administrator access privileges are assigned to the user logged in as root. To create users with User and

Power User privileges, perform the following steps.

NOTE: You must be logged in as root or an equivalent user to perform the following procedures.

NOTE: You must have the useradd utility installed on your system to perform the following

procedures.

Creating Users

NOTE: For information about creating users and user groups, see your operating system

documentation.

Creating Users With User Privileges

1. Run the following command from the command line: useradd -d <home-directory> -g

<group> <username> where <group> is not root.

NOTE: If <group> does not exist, create it by using the groupadd command.

2. Type passwd <username> and press <Enter>.

3. When prompted, enter a password for the new user.

NOTE: Assign a password to every user account that can access Server Administrator to protect

access to your critical system components.

The new user can now log in to Server Administrator with User group privileges.

Creating Users With Power User Privileges

1. Run the following command from the command line:useradd -d <home-directory> -g

NOTE: Set root as the primary group.

2. Type passwd <username> and press <Enter>.

3. When prompted, enter a password for the new user.

NOTE: Assign a password to every user account that can access Server Administrator to protect

access to your critical system components.

The new user can now log in to Server Administrator with Power User group privileges.