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diff --git a/docs/installer/en/addUser.xml b/docs/installer/en/addUser.xml deleted file mode 100644 index eb20c08e..00000000 --- a/docs/installer/en/addUser.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,108 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns42="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" version="5.0" xml:id="addUser"> - <info> - <title xml:id="addUser-ti1">User and Superuser Management</title> - </info> - <!-- Lebarhon: 20170210 updated for Mageia 6 (umask)--> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject condition="classical"> - <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="dx2-setRootPassword.png" align="center" revision="1" xml:id="setRootPassword-im1"/> - </imageobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="live-user1.png"/> - </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 use the internet, 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 user's icon.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Real Name</guilabel>: Insert the user's 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 user's 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"/>)</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> - <note> - <para>Any user you add while installing Mageia, will have a both read - and write protected home directory (umask=0027).</para> - <para>You can add all extra needed users in the <emphasis>Configuration - - Summary</emphasis> step during the install. Choose <emphasis>User - management</emphasis>.</para> - <para>The access permissions can also be changed after the - install.</para> - </note> - </section> - <section xml:id="addUserAdvanced" condition="classical"> - <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.</para> - <para condition="classical">Additionally, you can disable or enable a - guest account.</para> - <warning condition="classical"> - <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 condition="classical"> - <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>
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