phuser

Manage user accounts

Syntax:

phuser [options]

Runs on:

Neutrino

Options:

-h height[%]

The height of the window, in pixels, or as a percentage of the screen height if % is specified.

-Si|m|n

The initial state of the main window (iconified, maximized, or normal).

-s server_name

The name of the Photon server:

If server_name is:	This server is used:
node_path	node_path/dev/photon
fullpath	fullpath
relative_path	/dev/relative_path

-w width[%]

The width of the window, in pixels, or as a percentage of the screen width if % is specified.

-x position[%][r]

The x coordinate of the upper-left corner of the window, in pixels, or as a percentage of screen width if % is specified. If r is specified, the coordinate is relative to the current console.

-y position[%][r]

The y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the window, in pixels, or as a percentage of screen height if % is specified. If r is specified, the coordinate is relative to the current console.

Description:

The phuser utility provides a GUI to manage user accounts on a Photon system. Using this utility, you can:

• set the icons that phlogin2 displays for user accounts.
• create, edit, and delete users, groups, and shells

The phuser interface.

Advanced phuser options.

For information about managing user accounts, groups, and shells, see the Managing User Accounts chapter of the Neutrino User's Guide.

To change your icon:

1. Click the current icon box. A file selection dialog appears.
2. Select a new icon from the list. The default icon and a selection of others are located in /usr/share/faces.
3. Click Open.

If you have root priviledges, you can also create, edit, and delete users, groups, and shells:

1. Click Advanced.
2. If you are not a root-priviledged user, enter the root password.
3. Select the Users, Groups, or Shells tab.
4. Click the New, Edit, or Remove buttons.

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This utility needs to have the setuid (“set user ID”) bit set in its permissions. If you use mkefs, mketfs, or mkifs on a Windows host to include this utility in an image, use the perms attribute to specify its permissions explicitly, and the uid and gid attributes to set the ownership correctly.

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See also:

login, phlogin2

Managing User Accounts in the Neutrino User's Guide