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</div>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="section" title="Set Administrator (root) Password:">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
<div>
- <h3 class="title"><a name="root-password"></a>Set Administrator (root) Password:
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="root-password"></a>Set Administrator (root)
+ Password:
</h3>
</div>
</div>
- </div>
+ </div>
+
- <p>It is advisable for all <span class="application">Mageia</span> installations to set a superuser or administrator's password, usually called the <span class="emphasis"><em>root password</em></span> in Linux. As you type a password into the top box the shield in its colour 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.
-
+
+ <p>It is advisable for all <span class="application">Mageia</span>
+ installations to set a superuser or administrator's password, usually
+ called the <span class="emphasis"><em>root password</em></span> in Linux. As you type a
+ password into the top box the shield in its colour 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.
</p>
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+
<div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
<table border="0" summary="Note">
<tr>
@@ -50,22 +67,20 @@
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
- <p>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.
+
+ <p>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.
</p>
+
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
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</div>
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<div class="section" title="Enter a user">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
@@ -74,54 +89,62 @@
</h3>
</div>
</div>
- </div>
-
- <p>Add a user here. A user has less rights than the superuser (root), but by default enough to surf the internet, use office
- applications or play games and anything else the average user does with his computer
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <p>Add a user here. A user has less rights than the superuser (root),
+ but by default enough to surf the internet, use office applications or
+ play games and anything else the average user does with his
+ computer
</p>
-
+
+
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
-
- <p><span class="guibutton">Icon</span>: if you click on this button it will change the users icon.
+
+ <p><span class="guibutton">Icon</span>: if you click on this button it will
+ change the users icon.
</p>
-
+
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-
- <p><span class="guilabel">Real Name</span>: Insert a users real name into this text box.
+
+ <p><span class="guilabel">Real Name</span>: Insert a users real name into
+ this text box.
</p>
-
+
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-
- <p><span class="guilabel">Login Name</span>: Here you can type in a log in name or drakx will use a version of the users real name. <span class="emphasis"><em>The log in name is case sensitive.</em></span></p>
-
+
+ <p><span class="guilabel">Login Name</span>: Here you can type in a log in
+ name or drakx will use a version of the users real name. <span class="emphasis"><em>The
+ log in name is case sensitive.</em></span></p>
+
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-
- <p><span class="guilabel">Password</span>: In this text box you should type in a users pass word. Again it has a shield in the corner of the text box that indicates
- the strength of the users password. (See also <a class="xref" href="addUser.html#givePassword" title="Note">Note</a>)
+
+ <p><span class="guilabel">Password</span>: In this text box you should type
+ in a users pass word. Again it has a shield in the corner of the text
+ box that indicates the strength of the users password. (See also <a class="xref" href="addUser.html#givePassword" title="Note">Note</a>)
</p>
-
+
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-
- <p><span class="guilabel">Password (again)</span>: Retype the users password into this text box and drakx will check you have the same password in each of the users password
- text boxes.
+
+ <p><span class="guilabel">Password (again)</span>: Retype the users password
+ into this text box and drakx will check you have the same password in
+ each of the users password text boxes.
</p>
-
+
</li>
</ul>
</div>
-
-
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-
+
</div>
-
-
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+
<div class="section" title="Advanced User Management">
<div class="titlepage">
<div>
@@ -130,15 +153,17 @@
</h3>
</div>
</div>
- </div>
-
-
- <p>If the <span class="guibutton">advanced</span> button is clicked then you get offered this screen that allows you to edit the settings for the user you are adding. Additionally,
- you can disable or enable 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
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <p>If the <span class="guibutton">advanced</span> button is clicked then you
+ are offered this screen that allows you to edit the settings for the user
+ you are adding. Additionally, you can disable or enable a guest account.
+
</p>
-
-
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+
<div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
<table border="0" summary="Warning">
<tr>
@@ -147,49 +172,56 @@
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
- <p>Anything a guest with a default <span class="emphasis"><em>rbash</em></span> guest account saves to his /home directory will be erased. The guest should save his important files to a USB key.
+
+ <p>Anything a guest with a default <span class="emphasis"><em>rbash</em></span> guest
+ account saves to his /home directory will be erased. The guest should
+ save his important files to a USB key.
</p>
+
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
-
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+
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
-
- <p><span class="guilabel">Enable guest account</span>: Here you can enable or disable a guest account
+
+ <p><span class="guilabel">Enable guest account</span>: 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.
</p>
-
+
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-
- <p><span class="guilabel">Shell</span>: 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
+
+ <p><span class="guilabel">Shell</span>: 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
</p>
-
+
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-
- <p><span class="guilabel">User ID</span>: Here you can set the user ID for the user you are adding in the previous screen. This is a number. Don't enter anything
- here if you don't know what it should be.
+
+ <p><span class="guilabel">User ID</span>: Here you can set the user ID for
+ the user you are adding in the previous screen. This is a number.
+ Don't enter anything here if you don't know what it should be.
</p>
-
+
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-
- <p><span class="guilabel">Group ID</span>: This lets you set the group ID. Also a number, usually the same one as for the user.
+
+ <p><span class="guilabel">Group ID</span>: This lets you set the group ID.
+ Also a number, usually the same one as for the user.
</p>
-
+
</li>
</ul>
</div>
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</div>
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</div>
</body>
</html>