[OpenAFS] creating system:ptviewers for existing cell...

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Rudolph T Maceyko wrote:

> OK, I've used AFS for quite some time now, but I'm stumped.  How would 
> I create this pts id for an existing cell?
> 
> > ** A new system group is created  for new cells (system:ptsviewers
> >    with id -203).  If this group exists, members of this group can
> >    examine and read the entire protection database.  They can examine
> >    all users and groups and can get the membership of any group.
> 
> $ pts creategroup -name system:ptsviewers -id -203
> pts: Badly formed name (group prefix doesn't match owner?) ; unable to 
> create group system:ptsviewers with id -203
> 
> $ pts creategroup -name system:ptsviewers -owner system -id -203
> pts: User or group doesn't exist ; unable to create group 
> system:ptsviewers with id -203 owned by 'system'

pts creategroup -name system:ptsviewers -owner system:administrators -id
203

> 
> Do I really have to create a 'system' pts user in order to make this?

no