Tarantella Administration Guide > Commands > The tarantella object new_person command

The tarantella object new_person command

Syntax

tarantella object new_person {
   --name obj
   --surname surname
 [ --description text ]
 [ --user userid ]
 [ --email name@domain ]
 [ --preflocale ll-tt ]
 [ --keymap keymap ]
 [ --bandwidth limit ]
 [ --webtop theme_name ]
 [ --inherit true|false ]
 [ --shared true|false ]
 [ --enabled true|false ]
 [ --conntype type_spec... ]
 [ --cdm drive_spec... ]
 [ --links obj... ]
 } | --file file

Description

Creates one or more person objects.

To batch-create multiple objects, use the --file option. Use the other options to create a single object.

Examples

tarantella object new_person \
  --name ".../_ens/o=Indigo Insurance/cn=Indigo Jones" \
  --surname Jones \
  --user indigo \
  --mail [email protected] \
  --inherit true \
  --conntype '*:*:SSL'

Creates a new person object for Indigo Jones. Indigo inherits webtop content from the organization object, and is given a secure (SSL-based) connection.

tarantella object new_person --file - <<EOF
  --name ".../_ens/o=Indigo Insurance/cn=Indigo Jones" --surname Jones
  --name ".../_ens/o=Indigo Insurance/ou=IT/cn=Bill Orange" --surname Orange
  --name ".../_ens/o=Indigo Insurance/ou=Finance/cn=Mulan Rouge" --surname Rouge
EOF

Creates three person objects using a batch script defined as a "here-document". You could alternatively store the batch script in a file, and reference it using --file filename.