Chapter 2 Accessing Your System and the Common Desktop Environment

User Accounts Root or "super user" system admin set up by default during the installation process owns all system files and has access to all files used to create new users, manage file systems, install software and perform other high-level system admin tasks Most sysadmins have a regular user account and only login as root when necessary to perform administrative tasks Regular User created and maintained by the sysadmin when logged on as root can run applications programs and customize working environment can also create and modify files in their home directory

Login ID and Password Login ID user’s “public name” usually some combination of a user’s first and last names must be unique and limited to eight lower case letters and numbers stored in the password (/etc/passwd) file which can be viewed by all users encrypted passwords are stored in the /etc/shadow file Solaris Passwords no less than six and no more than eight characters different from the Login ID at least two alphabetic characters and one numeric or special character case sensitive new password must differ by at least three characters may contain spaces and special characters these password rules do not apply to the root account!

CDE Login Screen Options Button: Language - set at installation and is not used often Session - choice of GUI; also failsafe login for troubleshooting (safe mode in Windows) Remote - login to another Solaris machine Command Line - bypasses GUI and goes directly to console prompt Reset Login Screen - puts all settings back to their defaults

Opening Terminal Window from CDE, right click on the background bring up the Workspace Menu click on Tools click on Terminal

Shutting Down UNIX systems designed to be left running continuously administrator shuts down to install a new OS, add hardware or system maintenance can only be done at command line and only by root Become superuser or root: #init 0 (init zero) OR #shutdown

Changing Password must be done at command line can be done by regular user $ passwd passwd: Changing password for user02 Enter login password: ABC 123 New password: abc 456 Re-enter new passwd: abc 456

Workspace Buttons virtual desktops one for administrative tasks, one for applications and regular user tasks, one for special projects and another for application development

Workspace Menu provides easy mouse access to all applications, tools, and files through cascading submenus Move the pointer to the backdrop, then right click

Lab Accessing Your System Lab Becoming Familiar with CDE Lab Customizing Your Workspace chapter 2 assessment Labs/Assessment