Creating a new $HOME environment --shadow-utils

[jpeters]

With shadow-utils, it's very easy to create a safe working environment where you can't mess with tc files.
(present example uses the bash and shadow-utils extensions)

# In root create group, where <groupid> is your group name:
     groupadd <groupid>.
# create user, where <userid> is your user name (you can use the same name as the group):
     useradd -s /bin/bash -g <groupid>  -d /path/home <userid>

# -s  shell (I recommend using bash)
# -d setup a path to a home directory...it will create one if not already present.

sudo su - <userid>   

# To add permissions, chown directories you want to use.

sudo chown <userid>:<groupid> /path


# To save beween boots, add to /opt/.filetool.lst:

etc/passwd
etc/group

# Also add your new home directory, if it's on the ramdisk. 
# Tools for removing or modifying are in /usr/local/sbin

#          examples:
     
      userdel -r <userid>
      usermod -d /newHome  <userid>



 

[Guy]

If I understand this correctly, when Tiny Core starts you are logged in as TC, and you use sudo su - <userid> to log in with your user name after Tiny Core is running. Is this correct?

Is there a simple way to set up Tiny Core so you log in using your user name each time Tiny Core starts?

[curaga]

The bootcode user=username creates a new user named that, but he has the same rights as user tc.