In article <vilain-E3084C.21235525012008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Michael Vilain <vilain@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article
> <f332f665-1ecf-411a-83e8-ce9f0396d83c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> fthomas <thomas.fazekas@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > What's the best way to create non login accounts on Macosx 10.5
> > (Darwin 9.0.0) ?
> >
> > I want to create separate accounts for servers built by myself like
> > mysql, tomcat, svn...
> > Unfortunately there is no groupadd/useradd I'm used to use.
> >
> > Thomas
>
> The System Preferences>Accounts preference panel allows you to create
> accounts if you're the admin user. AFAIK, user{add,mod,del} aren't on
> MacOS X like they are on Solaris. The command-line tools from prior
> releases were removed (niutil, etc.)
>
> For databases, use the tools provided with that database to add accounts
> to it.
Check out SharePoints, you should be able to find it at
www.versiontracker.com.
It lets you add non-login users.
--
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting
"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"


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