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Re: [opensuse] How to set UID for the user when installing oS 11.xor12.1?
- From: David Haller <dnh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:41:34 +0100
- Message-id: <20111122184134.GA28202@grusum.endjinn.de>
Hello,
On Tue, 22 Nov 2011, Istvan Gabor wrote:
Sorry, I don't remember, that was when 11.2 was still quite new, a
good 2 years(?) ago ... But what I do remember is that I, as always,
looked through the "expert" options. I'm sure about:
- 11.2
- install (not upgrade, it was later to 'dup'ped to 11.4, and cloned
to another box though ;)
- from DVD, IIRC i booted the unpacked DVD stuff (basically "/boot")
via Grub from Harddisk, pointed syslinux/yast to the Image (or the
mounted Image, don't remember, both works now IIRC) when it fails to
find the media. It's not intuitive. Same on first reboot.[1]
Anyway, it was the "DVD" install running from harddisk plus the ISO,
fooled into thinking 'twas a DVD install.
And the 'dup's got the ISO as primary Repo.
I hope I get around to document the procedure this time around.
I do seem to remember though, that that "uid" stuff was quite hidden
away and maybe it was "add user" -> "change details" -> change uid or
some such even deeper hidden in some menu.
It was there though with 11.2 (32bit). Otherwise my user wouldn't have
uid 500, and I distinctly remember changing that uid to 500 in Yast,
and not editing /etc/passwd (not that I'd have a problem with the
latter[2] ;).
As I've got the 12.1 ISO on disk and plan to upgrade to it (though,
again as: clone install to free partition, setup the ISO as install
source and change all other repos to 12.1 too(!) and then do a 'zypper
dup'), I still think I could boot from the unpacked /boot of the image
and have a look where that option is hidden now. Don't hold your
breath, though. I'm lazy. It might be I can't be a**** to do that till
next year. Pleas and bribes might speed the process up. ;P
-dnh
[1] my last install from a burned DVD was 9.1 IIRC or even a 8.x ;P
[2] do ~12 years of linux qualify me as "old geezer"? at 37yrs? I do
feel quite old, much beyond my years, at times ;) Actually, I do
envy you real old geezers, that have experience with pre, say, '84
computers, and esp. those with Unix experience in that
respect. You are (by age) "much older geezers" than me. I feel
young "at heart" generally, but old with computers, even though I
started very late even for my age (got my first, an Amiga 500, at
the age of 17?). But I learn quick, read documentation easily (cue
the old getopt(3) manpage), and seem to have a knack for
debugging. But the "just doesn't fit" feeling is quite irritating,
and increasing year by year. *sigh* KDE? Always sucked. Gnome even
more. Well, I get some joy out of making fun of KDE/Gnome users
wrestling with whichever *new* *shiny* *best ever* version/feature
of it[3]. *hrhrhr* Me, bitter?
Gotta get more involved in WindowMaker though.
[3] oh, I console them, but e.g. *cnr* to then punt mutt as a MUA
too, when they are complaining about the "new", "shiny", "all
better" kmail ... as usual since, ah, kmail, in ~1998 or so? I
think I misseed the very first releases but those I tested were,
ah, "not quite fit for my needs"[4] ... went with XFmail for some
years, using mutt since 2001, with IIRC only 2 "required because
of an update" changes to the configuration (and the "new" mutt
told you what was wrong and what new option had "taken over").
[4] to put that in the most flattering form. Descriptions like
u.{4}r c..p have definitely crossed my mind then and each time
since when I tested that piece of software. It _has_ been a long
time since I last tested that stuff and it's reported to me, by
trustworthy sources, to be much much better than then. As mutt
does exactly what I want and need I see no reason to switch and as
I also prefer not to _need_ a working X ... Anyway, I haven't
tested kmail in years. But when a wave of complaints rolls in over
eg. this ML, it seems to suggest that version "2" needs a lot of
work still. I'll gloat, but I'll try to be quiet.
PS.: *oops* I did not intend to let this get this long!
--
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On Tue, 22 Nov 2011, Istvan Gabor wrote:
2011. november 22. 13:33 napon David Haller <dnh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> írta:
I'd recommend setting the desired UID on creation though. And you can
change that during install. At least you could on 11.2 (last I did a
"install" with ;)
How? As I remember correctly I could not set it when I installed my 11.2
which I am still using. I installed 11.2 on several machines but can't
remember an option that made it possible.
Could you please give me a hint?
Sorry, I don't remember, that was when 11.2 was still quite new, a
good 2 years(?) ago ... But what I do remember is that I, as always,
looked through the "expert" options. I'm sure about:
- 11.2
- install (not upgrade, it was later to 'dup'ped to 11.4, and cloned
to another box though ;)
- from DVD, IIRC i booted the unpacked DVD stuff (basically "/boot")
via Grub from Harddisk, pointed syslinux/yast to the Image (or the
mounted Image, don't remember, both works now IIRC) when it fails to
find the media. It's not intuitive. Same on first reboot.[1]
Anyway, it was the "DVD" install running from harddisk plus the ISO,
fooled into thinking 'twas a DVD install.
And the 'dup's got the ISO as primary Repo.
I hope I get around to document the procedure this time around.
I do seem to remember though, that that "uid" stuff was quite hidden
away and maybe it was "add user" -> "change details" -> change uid or
some such even deeper hidden in some menu.
It was there though with 11.2 (32bit). Otherwise my user wouldn't have
uid 500, and I distinctly remember changing that uid to 500 in Yast,
and not editing /etc/passwd (not that I'd have a problem with the
latter[2] ;).
As I've got the 12.1 ISO on disk and plan to upgrade to it (though,
again as: clone install to free partition, setup the ISO as install
source and change all other repos to 12.1 too(!) and then do a 'zypper
dup'), I still think I could boot from the unpacked /boot of the image
and have a look where that option is hidden now. Don't hold your
breath, though. I'm lazy. It might be I can't be a**** to do that till
next year. Pleas and bribes might speed the process up. ;P
-dnh
[1] my last install from a burned DVD was 9.1 IIRC or even a 8.x ;P
[2] do ~12 years of linux qualify me as "old geezer"? at 37yrs? I do
feel quite old, much beyond my years, at times ;) Actually, I do
envy you real old geezers, that have experience with pre, say, '84
computers, and esp. those with Unix experience in that
respect. You are (by age) "much older geezers" than me. I feel
young "at heart" generally, but old with computers, even though I
started very late even for my age (got my first, an Amiga 500, at
the age of 17?). But I learn quick, read documentation easily (cue
the old getopt(3) manpage), and seem to have a knack for
debugging. But the "just doesn't fit" feeling is quite irritating,
and increasing year by year. *sigh* KDE? Always sucked. Gnome even
more. Well, I get some joy out of making fun of KDE/Gnome users
wrestling with whichever *new* *shiny* *best ever* version/feature
of it[3]. *hrhrhr* Me, bitter?
Gotta get more involved in WindowMaker though.
[3] oh, I console them, but e.g. *cnr* to then punt mutt as a MUA
too, when they are complaining about the "new", "shiny", "all
better" kmail ... as usual since, ah, kmail, in ~1998 or so? I
think I misseed the very first releases but those I tested were,
ah, "not quite fit for my needs"[4] ... went with XFmail for some
years, using mutt since 2001, with IIRC only 2 "required because
of an update" changes to the configuration (and the "new" mutt
told you what was wrong and what new option had "taken over").
[4] to put that in the most flattering form. Descriptions like
u.{4}r c..p have definitely crossed my mind then and each time
since when I tested that piece of software. It _has_ been a long
time since I last tested that stuff and it's reported to me, by
trustworthy sources, to be much much better than then. As mutt
does exactly what I want and need I see no reason to switch and as
I also prefer not to _need_ a working X ... Anyway, I haven't
tested kmail in years. But when a wave of complaints rolls in over
eg. this ML, it seems to suggest that version "2" needs a lot of
work still. I'll gloat, but I'll try to be quiet.
PS.: *oops* I did not intend to let this get this long!
--
Disclaimer: I do not have an orbital mind control laser; you are free to post
your own opinion, but be prepared to back it up, because I *will* call you on
it if I think it's bullshit. That's how the Internet, and life, works.
-- Mark 'Kamikaze' Hughes
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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