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Creating a User ID by Filling in the Blanks on a Screen (vmdirector>)

You can create directory entries by filling in a screen. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Enter the following command, replacing userid with the name of the user ID that you are creating:

   vmdirect manage userid
   

   The Manager Selection Menu appears. Only one selection, Define/Reactivate a Userid, is available. Ignore the For Device field, because you are creating a user ID, not a minidisk.

2. Enter 1 in the Selection field.

   The next screen prompts you for the name of a skeleton file to use for creating this user ID. CA VM:Director lists the default, which is the first skeleton file listed on your SKELETON record in the VMDIRECT MANAGERS file.

3. To use a different skeleton file, type its name in the Skeleton Name field. To use the default, skip this field.
4. Type the following information in the appropriate fields:
   1. In the Account Number field, enter the account number to which to assign this user ID, or leave it blank to assign it to your default account number. (The default account number is specified in the skeleton file on which this user ID is being created.)
   2. In the Distribution Code field, enter the distribution code to which to assign this user ID, or leave it blank to assign it to your default distribution code. (The default distribution code is specified in the skeleton file on which this user ID is being created.)
5. Press Enter.

   The Manager Selection Menu appears.

6. Press Enter.

   CA VM:Director displays a message that the directory was updated to include the new user ID.