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Using usermod while the user is logged

Enrico Venturi — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:09:00 GMT

Hi colleagues,
I want to change the primary and / or the supplementary groups of some users and I don't want to make them to logoff ....
what can I do?
If I try I get the result "The login snml is currently in use" ......

thanks
Enrico

Re: Using usermod while the user is logged

Asif Sharif — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:19:58 GMT

I think you need to logoff the user before changing the group.

Regards,
Asif Sharif

Re: Using usermod while the user is logged

Duncan Edmonstone — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:26:12 GMT

You will have to *carefully* edit the passwd file yourself (assuming thats where you keep your user data).

After you've made the change, the users env won't change until they either logout and back in or issue a newgrp command.

HTH

Duncan

Re: Using usermod while the user is logged

Srimalik — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:24:30 GMT

The password file will contain entries like fro all the users

root:x:0:1:Super-User:/:/sbin/sh

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Re: Using usermod while the user is logged

Srimalik — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:25:20 GMT

the password file is /etc/passwd

Re: Using usermod while the user is logged

Doug Burton — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:33:16 GMT

You can try this while the user is logged in:

/usr/sam/lbin/usermod.sam -F -G $NEWGRP $EMPLID

Re: Using usermod while the user is logged

Doug Burton — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:35:34 GMT

Sorry, forgot to mention (it may be obvious?) to change the NEWGRP to the group you want to change the user to and the EMPLID should be the users ID.