To add a user the following steps have to be executed:

1. The user must be known to the fileserver (and have a home directory)?BR In order to (auto)create the user profile completely the user must be in the sys group
2. The user must be known to the authserver
3. Login for the first time and create a default profile

fileserver

• connect to the fileserver
• connect to the fossil console and add the user:

  con /srv/fscons
  uname jorge jorge =jorge
  uname sys +jorge

• exit with 'Ctl+\' q

authuser

* connect to the authserver

* launch the keyserver

* add the user password and other entries

auth/keyfs

auth/changeuser jorge

* answer the following questions: Password:

at least eight (8) characters

Confirm:

must be the same /!\ as above

assign Inferno/POP secret?:

y

make it the same as the plan 9 password?:

y

Expiration date (YYYYMMMDD or never)[return = never]:

just hit return

Post id:

an alias for the user

Users's full name:

..

Department:

..

Users's email address:

..

Sponsor's email address:

.. * this address receives copy of notifications when glenda's password is about to expire other email address:

.. don't ask, I sure don't know (yet?)

user profile

• connect as the new user to the cpu/fileserver
• run

  /sys/lib/newuser