User and Superuser Management

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User and Superuser Management

Set Administrator (root) + Password:

It is advisable for all Mageia + installations to set a superuser or administrator's password, usually + called the root password 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.

Note

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.

Enter a user

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

Icon: if you click on this button it will change the user's icon.
Real Name: Insert the user's real name into this text box.
Login Name: Here you enter the user login name or let drakx use a version of the user's real name. The + login name is case sensitive.
Password: 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 Note)
Password (again): 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.

Note

Any user you add while installing Mageia, will have a both read + and write protected home directory (umask=0027).

You can add all extra needed users in the Configuration + - Summary step during the install. Choose User + management.

The access permissions can also be changed after the + install.

Advanced User Management

If the advanced 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.

Warning

Anything a guest with a default rbash 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.

Enable guest account: 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.
Shell: 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
User ID: 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.
Group ID: 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.

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