Adding a User to a Domain

To add a user to a domain, use the AddVirtUser script. This script adds a user to a domain, specifying the information Parallels Pro needs to add the user, as well as the server applications to which the user should be granted access.

You can specify the user's password in either of two ways.

• By including the user's password as part of the command syntax.
• By entering the new user's password on standard input.

Syntax

/usr/local/bin/AddVirtUser [tpasswd=<ctxtpwd> | cpasswd=<crpwd> | passwd] \ <domain name> <username> <user's full name> <user's disk quota> \ <service>=<value>

where:

• <ctxtpwd> is the user's password in plain text. Use the tpasswd option to include the user's password in the command in plain text.
• <crpwd> is the user's password in encrypted text. Use the cpasswd option to include the user's password in the command in encrypted text.

Note: To use this option, you first need to employ encryption software to encrypt the password. Enter the encrypted text in this variable.

• passwd Use this option to enter the user's password on the standard input. The command will not exit until you enter and confirm the password.

Note: Use any one of the above three options to enter the user's password depending on the security level desired while entering the password.

• <domain name> is the name of the domain to which you are adding the user.
• <username> is the user's login name.
• <user's full name> is the user's first and last name. To include spaces between the first and last name, enclose the full name in "".
• <user's disk quota> is the amount of disk space you are allocating to this user.
• <service> is the server application to which you are granting the user access.

Note: The services currently available are Telnet, ProFTPd, and SSH.

• <value> is a number, either 1 to enable or 0 to disable, the service.

AddVirtUser tpasswd=MTVrules example.com uname "John Doe" 20 \

telnet=1 ssh=1 proftpd=1

In this example, the script adds a user with the following specifications.

• The user's password entered in plain text is MTVrules.
• The domain is called example.com.
• The user's user name is uname and his full name is John Doe.
• The user was given 20 MB quota for disk space.
• The user was granted access to Telnet, ProFTPD and SSH connections.