For each NetWare^® user accessing NFS files through the NetWare server, you need to know the user's user identification number (UID) and the group identification number (GID) of the user's primary UNIX* group.

This information is stored in the passwd file. This file is stored in the /etc directory. You can transfer the passwd file to the NetWare server using the UNICON utility's FTP function (see "Copying a File from a Remote Host"), or manually obtain the information for each user as described in the following sections.

Displaying a List of Users and UIDs

You use the following procedure to display a list of the current users and their UID numbers.

1. Start the system administration utility from the shell tool by typing

   admintool <Enter>

   The utility displays the administration application icons.

2. Start the Database Manager application by double-clicking on the Database Manager icon.

   The application displays the Main Menu.

3. From the Main Menu, make the following selection:

   Passwd

   The utility displays a list of all the users and their assigned UIDs.

Finding User Information with a UNIX Account Name

Use the grep command to display information about a user:

grep username /etc/passwd <Enter>

Replace username with the user's UNIX account name. The following illustrates how to find information about a user named joeuser:

grep joeuser /etc/passwd <Enter>

User information is displayed in seven fields. Each field is separated by a colon (:). The fields contain the following information:

• The first field contains the user's account name.
• The second field contains the user's password in an encrypted format.
• The third field contains the user's UID.
• The fourth field contains the user's primary GID.
• The fifth field contains the user's full name.
• The sixth field contains the user's home directory.
• The seventh field contains the path and name of the UNIX shell the system runs when the user logs in to the host.

Finding User Information with a User's Full Name

If you do not know a user's account name, you can use the grep command and the user's full name to find information. The following command illustrates how to find the entry for the joeuser account using the name Joe User:

grep `Joe User' /etc/passwd <Enter>

This command displays the same information as the previous example.

Compiling a List of User Names with UIDs and Primary GIDs

If your UNIX host has a large passwd file, you may want to create a file listing every user and the user's corresponding UID and GID. Create this list using the awk command.

The following example creates a file containing a three-column list of user names, UIDs, and GIDs. The list is stored in the host's /tmp directory.

The file created by the example contains a list that looks like this: