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<h2 class="title"><a name="drakxid-addUser"></a>Adding a User
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-addUser-pa1"></a><span class="application">GNU/Linux</span> is a
multi-user system which means each user can have his or her own
preferences, own files and so on. But unlike <code class="literal">root</code>, who is the system
administrator, the <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-addUser-it1"></a>users you add at this point won't be authorized to
change anything except their own files and their own
configurations, protecting the system from unintentional or
malicious changes which could have a serious impact on it.
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<p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-addUser-pa5"></a>You will have to create at
least one regular user for yourself — this is the account
which you should use for routine, day-to-day usage. Although it's
very easy to log in as <code class="literal">root</code> to do anything and
everything, it may also be very dangerous! A very simple mistake
could mean that your system won't work any more. If you make a
serious mistake as a regular user, the worst that can happen is that
you'll lose some information, but you won't affect the entire
system.
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-addUser-pa2"></a>The first field asks
you for a real name. <span class="application">DrakX</span> will use the first word you type
in this field and copy it, all in lowercase, to the <span class="guimenu">Login
name</span> field, which is the name this user will enter to log
on to the system. You can override it and change the <span class="guimenu">Login
Name</span>. The next step is to enter a password. From a
security point of view, a non-privileged (regular) user's password
is not as crucial as the <code class="literal">root</code> password, but
that's no reason to neglect it by making it blank or too simple:
after all, <span class="emphasis"><em>your</em></span> files could be the ones at
risk.
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-addUser-pa3"></a>Once you click on
<span class="guimenu">Accept user</span> you can add other users. Add a user
for each one of your friends, your father, your sister, etc. Click
<span class="guimenu">Next</span> when you're finished adding users.
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-addUser-pa4"></a>Clicking the
<span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> button allows you to change the
default <code class="literal">shell</code> for that user
(<span class="application">bash</span> by default).
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