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<title xml:id="userdrake-ti1">Users and Groups</title>
<subtitle>userdrake</subtitle>
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<para>This tool<footnote>
<para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">userdrake</emphasis> as root.</para>
</footnote> is found under the <emphasis role="bold">System</emphasis> tab
in the Mageia Control Center labelled "Manage users on system"</para>
<para>The tool allows an administrator to manage the users and the groups,
this means to add or delete a user or group and to modify user and group
settings (ID, shell, ...)</para>
<para>When userdrake is opened, all the users existing on the system are
listed in the <guibutton>Users</guibutton> tab, and all the groups in the
<guibutton>Groups</guibutton> tab. Both tabs operate the same way.</para>
<para><guibutton>1 Add User</guibutton></para>
<para>This button opens a new window with all fields shown empty:</para>
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<para>The field <emphasis role="bold">Full Name</emphasis> is intended for
the entry of a family name and first name, but it is possible to write
anything or nothing as well!</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Login</emphasis> is the only required
field.</para>
<para>Setting a <emphasis role="bold">Password</emphasis> is highly
recommended. There is a little shield on the right, if it is red, the
password is weak, too short or is too similar to the login name. You should
use figures, lower and upper case characters, punctuation marks, etc. The
shield will turn orange and then green as the password strength
improves.</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Confirm Password</emphasis> field is there to
ensure you entered what you intended to.</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Login Shell </emphasis>is a drop down list that
allows you to change the shell used by the user you are adding, the options
are Bash, Dash and Sh.</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Create a private group for the user</emphasis>,
if checked will automatically create a group with the same name and the new
user as the only member (this may be edited).</para>
<para>The other options should be obvious. The new user is created
immediately after you click on <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">2 Add Group</emphasis></para>
<para>You only need to enter the new group name, and if required, the
specific group ID.</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">3 Edit</emphasis> (a selected user)</para>
<para><guibutton>User Data</guibutton>: Allows you to modify all the data
given for the user at creation (the ID can't be changed).</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Account Info</emphasis>:</para>
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<para>The first option is for setting an expiration date for the account.
Connection is impossible after this date. This is useful for temporary
accounts.</para>
<para>The second option is to lock the account, connection is impossible as
long as the account is locked.</para>
<para>It is also possible to change the icon.</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Password Info</emphasis>: Allows you to set an
expiration date for the password, this forces the user to change his
password periodically.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Group</emphasis>: Here you can select the groups
that the user is a member of.</para>
<note>
<para>If you are modifying a connected user account, modifications will
not be effective until his/her next login.</para>
</note>
<para><emphasis role="bold">4 Edit</emphasis> (with a group selected)</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Group Data</emphasis>: Allows you to modify the
group name.</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Group Users</emphasis>: Here you can select the
users who are members of the group</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">5 Delete</emphasis></para>
<para>Select a user or a group and click on <emphasis role="bold">Delete</emphasis> to remove it. For a user, a window appears to
ask if home directory and mailbox must also be deleted. If a private group
has been created for the user, it will be deleted as well.</para>
<warning>
<para>It is possible to delete a group which is not empty.</para>
</warning>
<para><emphasis role="bold">6 Refresh</emphasis></para>
<para>The User database can be changed outside of Userdrake. Click on this
icon to refresh the display.</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">7 Guest Account</emphasis></para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">guest</emphasis> is a special account. It is
intended to give somebody temporary access to the system with total
security. Login is xguest, there is no password, and it is impossible to
make modifications to the system from this account. The personal directories
are deleted at the end of the session. This account is enabled by default,
to disable it, click in the menu on<guimenu> Actions -> Uninstall guest
account</guimenu>.</para>
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