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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns42="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="addUser" version="5.0">
+
+ <info>
+ <title xml:id="addUser-ti1">User and Superuser Management</title>
+ </info>
+
+ <!-- Started by marja,using Led43's text, on 2012 03 27 -->
+
+ <!-- NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED! -->
+
+ <!-- SimonNZG 2012-04-03 has taken a look but needs to come back -->
+
+ <!-- removed para xml:id's, finished the page using Led43's text in the wiki, but
+ changed his text about the Advanced User Managment screen (the only thing
+ about guest account there, is the box you can tick or untick to enable or
+ disable it, the rest is about the normal user you're adding in the previous
+ screen), marja, 20120409-->
+
+ <!-- barjac 2012-04-13 moved explanation of xguest lower down. I don't understand
+ "rbash" in the xguest warning - is that correct? -->
+
+ <!-- JohnR 2012-04-19 Language proofreading -->
+ <!-- marja 2012-04-24 Added screenshot -->
+
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata revision="1" fileref="dx2-setRootPassword.png" width="100%" depth="600" format="PNG" align="center" xml:id="setRootPassword-im1"></imagedata>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+
+ <section xml:id="root-password">
+ <info>
+ <title xml:id="root-password-ti2">Set Administrator (root)
+ Password:</title>
+ </info>
+
+ <para>It is advisable for all <application>Mageia</application>
+ installations to set a superuser or administrator's password, usually
+ called the <emphasis>root password</emphasis> in Linux. As you type a
+ password into the top box the colour of its shield will change from red to
+ yellow to green depending on the strength of the password. A green shield
+ shows you are using a strong password. You need to repeat the same
+ password in the box just below the first password box, this checks that
+ you have not mistyped the first password by comparing them.</para>
+
+ <note xml:id="givePassword">
+ <para>All passwords are case sensitive, it is best to use a mixture of
+ letters (upper and lower case), numbers and other characters in a
+ password.</para>
+ </note>
+ </section>
+
+ <section xml:id="enterUser">
+ <info>
+ <title xml:id="enterUser-ti3">Enter a user</title>
+ </info>
+
+ <para>Add a user here. A user has fewer rights than the superuser (root),
+ but enough to surf the internet, use office applications or play games and
+ anything else the average user does with his computer</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guibutton>Icon</guibutton>: if you click on this button it will
+ change the users icon.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Real Name</guilabel>: Insert the users real name into
+ this text box.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Login Name</guilabel>: Here you enter the user login
+ name or let drakx use a version of the users real name. <emphasis>The
+ login name is case sensitive.</emphasis></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Password</guilabel>: In this text box you should type
+ in the user password. There is a shield at the end of the text box
+ that indicates the strength of the password. (See also <xref linkend="givePassword"></xref>)</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Password (again)</guilabel>: Retype the user password
+ into this text box and drakx will check you have the same password in
+ each of the user password text boxes.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+
+ <section xml:id="addUserAdvanced">
+ <info>
+ <title xml:id="addUserAdvanced-ti3">Advanced User Management</title>
+ </info>
+
+ <para>If the <guibutton>advanced</guibutton> button is clicked you are
+ offered a screen that allows you to edit the settings for the user you are
+ adding. Additionally, you can disable or enable a guest account.</para>
+
+ <warning>
+ <para>Anything a guest with a default <emphasis>rbash</emphasis> guest
+ account saves to his /home directory will be erased when he logs out.
+ The guest should save his important files to a USB key.</para>
+ </warning>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Enable guest account</guilabel>: Here you can enable
+ or disable a guest account. The guest account allows a guest to log
+ into and use the PC, but he has more restricted access than normal
+ users.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Shell</guilabel>: This drop down list allows you to
+ change the shell used by the user you are adding in the previous
+ screen, options are Bash, Dash and Sh</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>User ID</guilabel>: Here you can set the user ID for
+ the user you are adding in the previous screen. This is a number.
+ Leave it blank unless you know what you are doing.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Group ID</guilabel>: This lets you set the group ID.
+ Also a number, usually the same one as for the user. Leave it blank
+ unless you know what you are doing.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+</section> \ No newline at end of file