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