Newly created admin account has gid 100

[kamion]

So I followed the official QNAP steps here to create a different named admin account, and to disable the original admin account for security purposes.

Now, I tried to SSH in with my new "admin-2" account, and used my password. That is fine, unfortunately, I can't add my public key to the /etc/config/ssh/ directory (as detailed on QNAP's wiki) because my new admin-2 account is not in the administrator's group.

Here is my new admin-2 `id -a`:

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uid=1001(admin-2) gid=100(everyone) groups=0(administrators),100(everyone)

It appears I'm in gid 100 (everyone), instead of gid 0 (administrator). When I do a `ls -la` in the home directory, it shows even the files/folders in there belong in the everyone group:

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drwxrwx---  4 admin-2        everyone       4096 2020-05-05 21:08 ./
drwxrwxrwx 10 admin          administrators 4096 2020-05-05 21:08 ../

What is the correct way to resolve this?

Thanks.

[kamion]

I had to re-enable the original admin account, SSH in and then changed the gid for admin-2 to 0 (administrators).

I had to create a separate .ssh in the home directory of admin-2 as the admin .ssh directory is a symlink to /etc/config/ssh and it cannot be shared.

[munky06]

I have the same issue as you. I understand the first part of changing the gid.

but can you provide instructions as to the second part of the ssh directory?

[FSC830]

Avoid necroposting .
The home directories are usualle in /shares/CACHEDEVx_DATA/homes/<username>.
Just login with your (alternate) admin account via SSH. Login is possible even if .ssh directory is not present.
Run a ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048 (or 4096) and .ssh is created automatically.
You will find the keys in .ssh directory.
If you want to access with SSH using your new admin account without a password from a client, .ssh is the directory in which authorzied_keys file is to put.

Regards

[dolbyman]

Topic closed for necroposting