To create an SP userid on the Patolis system, 1) Log in as root on ipscws, 2) smitty spmkuser OR smitty - RS/6000 SP System Management - RS/6000 SP Users - Add a User 3) Fill in the following fields --> * User NAME --> [cht] User ID --> [10086] # LOGIN user? true + PRIMARY group --> [www] + Secondary GROUPS [staff] + HOME directory --> [ips01i:/SPusers/cht] Initial PROGRAM --> [/bin/ksh] / User INFORMATION --> [Carol Thompson-Delphion] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This winds up doing the following command /usr/lpp/ssp/bin/spmkuser id='10086' pgrp='www' groups='staff' \ home='ips01i:/SPusers/cht' shell='/bin/ksh' \ gecos='Carol Thompson-Delphion' cht which updates the following files on ipscws, /etc/group - As you would expect /etc/passwd - As you would expect /etc/security/passwd - With the following data added to the bottom, cht: password = l/Log40F75Ueo lastupdate = 1057779250 flags = /usr/lpp/ssp/config/admin/newpass.log - Contains the initial password for this userid, e.g. cht DxAXwAJ5 /etc/amd/amd-maps/amd.u - With the following data added to the bottom, cht host==ips01i;type:=link;fs:=/SPusers \ host!=ips01i;type:=nfs;rhost:=ips01i;rfs:=/SPusers /etc/auto/maps/auto.u - With the following data added to the bottom, cht ips01i:/SPusers:& (Those last 2 files are the only ones I had to change when converting an already-existing user (ibmse) to a shared, SP userid. That and create/move their home directory to ips01i's /SPusers of course.) It also goes off to ips01i and creates the /SPusers/cht directory for you, populating it with default .profile. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4) To set a new, better password, passwd cht pwdadm -c cht 5) The newly-updated /etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/security/passwd ... files all get automatically propogated to each node at 10 minutes past each hour, but if you want to get them propagated now, as root on ipscws, dsh /var/sysman/supper update 6) If needed, populate new home directory with existing files from old homedir. Go to isp01i as root, and write them to /SPusers/cht.