How the /Etc/Passwd File Relates to the Laua User

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System Foundation 9.0 laua User and Group

How the /etc/passwd File Relates to the laua User

Scenario Most users who need access to the Lawson environment will need to have a user account set up on the Operating System where Lawson System Foundation 9.0 has been installed. Users will need resources allocated to run their jobs and space in the directory structure to store their print files. The user account on the Operating System is what allows the allocation of resources and space. In the example presented in this session, users are associated to the Unix Operating System and setup via the /etc/passwd file. The information stored on the user account in the file is used by Lawson’s Legacy Security System, laua. This scenario will present the /etc/passwd file and highlight the important parts of the user represented in the file and how it relates to user setup.

Workflow

Step 1 of 3: To verify that a user has an account on the Unix

Operating System where the Lawson server resides, view the /etc/passwd file on the Lawson server. To do so, you must first access a command line which can be done either through LID (Lawson Insight Desktop) or through lawterminal which is command line access through the Lawson portal. This demonstration will use LID. First access your command line.

Action: Type in 'cd /etc' and press the 'Enter' key.

Step 2 of 3: You can use any method you choose to view the file.

This example will use Lawson's delivered viewer, lashow to look at the contents of the passwd file.

Action: Type in 'lashow passwd' and press the 'Enter' key.

Step 3 of 3: This is a view of the /etc/passwd file. Each line in the file

represents a user account which has been set up on the Operating System. Lawson uses the information stored here to bring the user into the Lawson environment.

The user would press the Esc key to exit lashow.

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