amokhtar@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ash) (10/30/90)
Here's a list of what kind of behavior I've encountered with UserManager
on the NeXT's. Does anyone know of cures for these ills?
BUGS:
1. When filling out the long view for a new user, the default group is
is not what group UserManager will use to create the account. You have
to go through the menu of groups and select it to get the right one.
2. If you modify the group of a user, it only updates the netinfo
information. The home directory and all the files and directories
under it are still owned by the old group. (long view again)
FEATURES:
1. On entering a new user, you can enter an invalid UID, i.e., a UID
that is out of range, and UserManager won't complain.
2. You can't easily find a user! The list is alphabetized but when you
have more than 200 users you'd like to type in the name and jump
to his/her information...
Are these valid gripes or am I missing something?
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In <272c7567.2298@petunia.CalPoly.EDU> amokhtar@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ash) writes: >BUGS: >2. If you modify the group of a user, it only updates the netinfo > information. The home directory and all the files and directories > under it are still owned by the old group. (long view again) If I am a member of more than one group, I don't want to have all my files change group ownership just because my default group ID is changed. I believe that the terminology surrounding groups is inadequate, which may explain your confusion. I don't think UserManager's behavior is unreasonable, though. Jeremy Brest