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When new group members join, they'll need access to our file and program server on both Windows and Linux, and a few odds and ends. Here's how to get that done the right way.

'''FIRST:''' Have the user decide on a username and password that they will re-enter continuously during this process. They will be denoted as ''new_username'' and ''new_password'' throughout this set of instructions.

= Linux =
== Setting up basic credentials ==
* Log in '''as root''' to the cluster head node, either ''via'' SSH or at the machine.
* Add the user account:

 useradd -g bionmr -m -s /bin/bash ''new_username''

* Add a password to the new account:

 passwd ''new_username''

* Add a Samba password to the new account:

 smbpasswd -c /etc/samba/smb.conf -a ''new_username''

* Add an Apache password to the new account:

 htpasswd /etc/apache2/htpasswd ''new_username''

* Allow the user to log in ''via'' secure shell:

 sed -e 's,^\(AllowUsers\),\1 ''new_username'',' -i /etc/ssh/sshd_config

* Now create a secure shell asymmetric key pair for the user:

 su -l ''new_username''
 ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
 exit

(Use the default file in which to save the key)

== Archiving the credentials ==
* Log in '''as root''' to the cluster head node, either ''via'' SSH or at the machine.
* Physically plug the sysadmin flash drive into the cluster head node.
* Mount the sysadmin flash drive:

 mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/flash

* Navigate into the flash drive:

 cd /mnt/flash/admin-tools/linux/workstations

* Add the user into the sub-scripts:

 echo ''new_username'' >> bashrc/users.lst
 echo ''new_username'' >> passwd/users.lst

* Copy the secure shell key pair:

 mkdir ssh-rsa/clients/''new_username''_bionmr
 cp /home/''new_username''/.ssh/id_rsa* ssh-rsa/clients/''new_username''_bionmr/

* Unmount the sysadmin flash drive:

 umount /mnt/flash

= Windows =
== Creating the account ==
* Log in to the user's workstation on an existing account, and use the Control Panel to create a new '''Administrator account'''.
* Add a password to the newly created account. Make sure the user can remember their password.
* Log out and back into the new account.

== Setting up the network drive ==
FIXME

== Setting up the PuTTY key ==
FIXME