MAS user setup - Revision history

Dvw at 23:25, 30 August 2016

2016-08-30T23:25:39Z

Dvw at 22:53, 30 August 2016

2016-08-30T22:53:04Z

Mhasse: /* Using mas_var */

2015-03-12T16:59:46Z

‎Using mas_var

Mhasse: /* Setting up the user's environment */

2015-03-12T16:58:47Z

‎Setting up the user's environment

Mhasse: /* Adding a user */

2012-02-07T22:03:05Z

‎Adding a user

142.103.235.46: /* Adding a user */

2008-06-11T22:11:12Z

‎Adding a user

142.103.235.106 at 21:40, 13 March 2008

2008-03-13T21:40:17Z

142.103.235.106 at 21:28, 13 March 2008

2008-03-13T21:28:14Z

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Care must be taken when adding new users in order that

* the new user can access the MAS binaries, scripts, and IDL projects
* the new user's actions do not interfere with other users of the system

= Adding a user =

This can be done from the graphical manager, but since you're here you might as well use these commands:
sudo useradd -m -g mce new_user
sudo passwd new_user

Note that the primary group of the user should be the "mce" group. This is so that temporary files can be overwritten by other users.

= Setting up the user's environment =

Add the following lines at the end of the .bashrc file:
# MAS!
umask 002
source /usr/mce/mce_script/template/mas_env.bash

MAS/IDL users will need to add $MAS_IDL/mas to their path, e.g.
IDL_PATH="<IDL_DEFAULT>:$MAS_IDL/mas"

For additional command-line functionality, engineering users may also want to add
source $MAS_SCRIPT/mas_library.bash
source $MAS_TEMPLATE/mas_aliases.bash

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   # MCE/MAS
   eval `/usr/mce/bin/mas_var -s`
 == The old way ==

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	= Setting up the user's environment =		= Setting up the user's environment =
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		+	== Using mas_var ==
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		+	[[mas_var]] is good at figuring out what your paths should be. Assuming that MAS has been installed into /usr/mce, add the following to .bashrc:
		+
		+	# MCE/MAS
		+	eval `/usr/mce/bin/mas_var -s`
		+
		+
		+	== The old way ==
		+
		+	Before [[mas_var]], those paths were more or less hard-coded and you needed something like the following.

	Add the following lines at the end of the .bashrc file:		Add the following lines at the end of the .bashrc file:

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	source $MAS_SCRIPT/mas_library.bash		source $MAS_SCRIPT/mas_library.bash
	source $MAS_TEMPLATE/mas_aliases.bash		source $MAS_TEMPLATE/mas_aliases.bash
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 This can be done from the graphical manager, but since you're here you might as well use these commands:
-  sudo useradd -m -g mce -s /bin/bash new_user
+ MCE_USER=mce
   sudo passwd new_user
-Note that the primary group of the user should be the "mce" group.  This is so that temporary files can be overwritten by other users.
+Note that the primary group of the user should be the "mce" group.  This is so that temporary files can be overwritten by other users.  If you want to use another username as the main MCE user, that should be fine.  Adjust MCE_USER as necessary.
 = Setting up the user's environment =