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titleLinux (Ubuntu)
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titleAllow user to log in via SSH

"sudo nano /etc/sssd/

sssd

conf.d/access.conf"

  1. Using an account with 'sudo' privileges, edit the

sssd

  1. access.conf file located at the path above.

  2. To give a user access to log in, add their NetID to the 'simple_allow_users' line. If this line does not exist, you can create it. The list of users must be comma-separated.

  3. Restart the sssd service:  sudo systemctl restart sssd.service OR reboot the system.

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titleProvide 'sudo' (admin)
privileges
priveleges to user
Note

Use with caution. This will enable the user to make system-wide changes and should be reserved for users who have familiarity with a Linux command-line environment.

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If the user is logged in, the user will need to log out and log back in again for the system to assign the privileges to their account.

"

sudo

sudo usermod -aG sudo <netid>"

  1. Using  an account with 'sudo' privileges, run the above command, substituting in the user's netid


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titleWindows (10, 11, Server) on-domain
Allow user to log in via
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titleAdd RDP (Remote Desktop) access
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titleCommand Line

1) On the remote computer, right-click on the start menu and click "Windows PowerShell (Admin)"

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2) Copy in the following command, substituting in the user's Netid

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Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Remote Desktop Users" -Member "AD\<netid>"
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titleProvide Administrator rights to a user

Please submit a request to ischoolit@ot.syr.edu with the user's netid and we can configure this for you

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titleGUI

1) Click on the "Start" menu and then the gear icon in the left-hand menu, then open the "Settings" panel

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2) In the search bar, type "Remote Desktop" and then click on the "Remote Desktop Settings" search result

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3) In the "Remote Desktop" settings, first make sure the "Enable Remote Desktop" option is enabled. Then, click "Select users that can remotely access this PC"'

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4) Click "Add" on the "Remote Desktop Users" window (1). Ensure the "Location" is set to "ad.syr.edu"(2), and then type the netid of the user (3)

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5) Click "OK".

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titleProvide Administrator rights to a user

At this time, please submit a request to ischoolit@ot.syr.edu and we can configure this for you


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titleWindows (10, 11, Server) off-domain
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titleCreate a local user account
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titleCommand Line

1) On the remote computer, right-click on the start menu and click "Windows PowerShell (Admin)"

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2) Copy in the following commands line by line, substituting in the user's Netid or "L-netid" to create an admin account (examples below)

Standard user:

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$Password = Read-Host -AsSecureString

New-LocalUser -Name "<netid>" -FullName "Firstname Lastname" -Description "Standard user account for <netid> -Password $Password

Admin user:

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$Password = Read-Host -AsSecureString

New-LocalUser -Name "<netid>" -FullName "Firstname Lastname" -Description "Admin user account for <netid> -Password $Password
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titleGUI

1) Click on the "Start" menu and then the gear icon in the left-hand menu, then open the "Settings" panel

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2) Click on "Accounts" in the settings menu

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3) Click on "Other users"

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4) Click on "Add someone else to this PC"

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5) Double-click into the "Users" location

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6) Fill in the user's information, as shown below, using a temporary password and click "Create" when finished.

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To create an admin account, use the prefix "L-" before the netid (second image)

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titleAdd RDP (Remote Desktop) access
Note

NOTE: Only standard (non-administrator) accounts should be allowed interactive login privileges!


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titleCommand Line

1) On the remote computer, right-click on the start menu and click "Windows PowerShell (Admin)"

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2) Paste in the following command, substituting the local account name

Code Block
languagepowershell
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Remote Desktop Users" -Member "<netid>"
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titleGUI

1) From within the "lusrmgr" menu (Step #5 in the previous section), click into the "Groups" location in the tree and then double-click to open the "Remote Desktop Users" group

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2) You'll see the users who currently have RDP access. Click "Add"

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3) Type the user account in the "object name" box and click "OK"

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titleProvide Administrator rights to a user
Note

A separate "l-netid" account should be created for this purpose, and the admin account cannot be provided direct remote desktop access

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titleCommand Line

1) On the remote computer, right-click on the start menu and click "Windows PowerShell (Admin)"

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2) Paste in the following command, substituting the "L-<netid>" account name

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languagepowershell
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "
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Administrators" -Member "L-<netid>"
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titleGUI

1) Follow the "account-creation" steps above to create a new local user account ("l-netid")

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2) From within the "lusrmgr" menu (Step #5 in the account creation guide), click into the "Groups" location in the tree and then double-click into the "Administrators" group

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3) Type the "L-" user account in the "object name" box and click "OK"

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