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dxaccounts(8X)
NAME
  dxaccounts - Graphical interface for account administration

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/bin/X11/dxaccounts [toolkitoptions...]

OPTIONS
  The Account Manager accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line
  options, which are documented in the OPTIONS section in the X(1X) reference
  page.

  The following list documents selected X Toolkit options.

  -bg color, -background color
      Specifies the color to use for the window background.

  -d dispname
      Specifies the display screen on which dxaccounts displays its window.
      If the display option is not specified, dxaccounts uses the display
      screen specified by your DISPLAY environment variable.  The display
      option has the format hostname:number. The default value is :0.  For
      more information, see the X(1X) reference page.

  -display dispname
      Performs the same function as the -d option.

  -fg color, -foreground color
      Specifies the color to use for the window foreground.

DESCRIPTION
  The Account Manager application, dxaccounts, helps you manage user accounts
  on your DIGITAL UNIX(R) system. It operates on both base security level
  systems and enhanced security (C2) level systems.

  You must have root privileges to modify system files with this application.
  If dxaccounts is run without root permission, you may view but not modify
  account information.

  The Account Manager application allows you manage both the local and
  Network Information Service (NIS) account databases. NIS is used in order
  to centrally manage user accounts in a network environment. NIS allows
  participating systems to share a common set of passwd and group files.  NIS
  uses a client-server model. In order to make changes to the NIS databases,
  you must run the Account Manager on the machine designated as the NIS
  server.

  To start dxaccounts from the graphical user interface:

   1.  Click on the Application Manager icon on the CDE front panel.

   2.  Double click on the System_Admin application group icon.

   3.  Double click on the DailyAdmin application group icon.

   4.  Double click on the Account Manager application icon.

  Account Manager replaces the XSysAdmin(8) and XIsso(8) applications.

FILES
  $HOME/.sysman/Account_defaults
      Defaults that are shared by the graphical user and command line
      interfaces.

  /etc/auth/system/default
      System and account defaults. (Enhanced Security only)

  /etc/group
      Group information for local groups

  /etc/passwd
      Account information for local user accounts

  /etc/shells
      List of shells on the system

  /var/yp/src/group
      Group information for NIS groups (on a NIS master)

  /var/yp/src/passwd
      Account information for NIS user accounts (on a NIS master)

  /var/yp/src/prpasswd
      Protected password authentication database files (Enhanced Security
      only)

  /tcb/files/auth.db
      Protected password database (Enhanced Security only)

  /var/tcb/files/auth.db
      Protected password database (Enhanced Security only)

  /usr/bin/X11/dxaccounts
      Account Manager application

  /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/Dxaccounts.sdl
      Account Manager help volume

  /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/Dxaccounts_c2.sdl
      Account Manager help volume for enhanced security

  /usr/dt/appconfig/icons/C
      Directory containing Account Manager application icons

  /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Dxaccounts
      Application defaults file that set the default values for the X
      resources

  /usr/lib/nls/msg/en_US.ISO8859-1/Dxaccounts.cat
      Account Manager message catalog

  /usr/skel
      Default directory for user account initial files



SEE ALSO
  Commands: login(1), passwd(1), auditmask(8), authck(8), secsetup(8),
  nis_intro(7), XSysAdmin(8), XIsso(8)

  Functions: acceptable_password(3), getpwent(3), getprpwent(3)

  Files: group(4), passwd(4), authcap(4), default(4)