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diff --git a/addUser.html b/addUser.html index 077cf0d..f69874d 100644 --- a/addUser.html +++ b/addUser.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> - <title>User and Superuser Management</title> + <title>User Management</title> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"> <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> @@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } --></style></head> <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> - <div lang="" class="section" title="User and Superuser Management"> + <div class="section" title="User Management"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h2 class="title"><a name="addUser"></a>User and Superuser Management + <h2 class="title"><a name="addUser"></a>User Management </h2> </div> </div> @@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ + + + + <div class="section" title="Set Administrator (root) Password:"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> @@ -38,14 +42,13 @@ </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 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. + <p>It is advisable for all Mageia installations to set a + <code class="literal">superuser</code> (Administrator) password, usually called the + <span class="emphasis"><em>root </em></span>password in Linux. As you type a password into + the top box a 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 underneath, to + check that the first entry was not mistyped. </p> <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> @@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> - <p>All passwords are case sensitive, it is best to use a mixture of + <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> @@ -80,43 +83,51 @@ </div> - <p>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 + <p>Add a User here. A regular user has fewer privileges than the + <code class="literal">superuser</code> (root), but enough to use the Internet, + office applications or play games and anything else the average user might + use a computer for. </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 user's icon. + <p><span class="bold"><strong>Icon</strong></span></p> + + <p>Click on this button if you want to change the user's + icon </p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p><span class="guilabel">Real Name</span>: Insert the user's real name into this text box. - </p> + <p><span class="bold"><strong>Real Name</strong></span></p> + + <p>Insert the user's real name into this text box</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p><span class="guilabel">Login Name</span>: Here you enter the user login name or let drakx use a version of the user's real name. <span class="emphasis"><em>The - login name is case sensitive.</em></span></p> + <p><span class="bold"><strong>Login Name</strong></span></p> + + <p>Enter the user login name or let DrakX use a version of the + user's real name. <span class="bold"><strong>The login name is + case-sensitive.</strong></span></p> + </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p><span class="guilabel">Password</span>: 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 <a class="xref" href="addUser.html#givePassword" title="Note">Note</a>) + <p><span class="bold"><strong>Password</strong></span></p> + + <p>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 <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 user password - into this text box and drakx will check you have the same password in - each of the user password text boxes. + <p><span class="bold"><strong>Password (again):</strong></span> Retype the + user password. DrakX will check that you have not mistyped the + password. </p> </li> @@ -132,11 +143,11 @@ <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> - <p>Any user you add while installing Mageia, will have a both read - and write protected home directory (umask=0027). + <p>Any users added while installing Mageia, will have a home + directory that is both read and write protected (umask=0027) </p> - <p>You can add all extra needed users in the <span class="emphasis"><em>Configuration + <p>You can add any extra needed users in the <span class="emphasis"><em>Configuration - Summary</em></span> step during the install. Choose <span class="emphasis"><em>User management</em></span>. </p> @@ -152,77 +163,43 @@ </div> - <div class="section" title="Advanced User Management"> + <div class="section" title="User Management (advanced)"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h3 class="title"><a name="addUserAdvanced"></a>Advanced User Management + <h3 class="title"><a name="addUserAdvanced"></a>User Management (advanced) </h3> </div> </div> </div> - <p>If the <span class="guibutton">advanced</span> button is clicked you are - offered a screen that allows you to edit the settings for the user you are - adding. + <p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> option allows you to edit further + settings for the user you are adding. </p> - <p>Additionally, you can disable or enable a - guest account. - </p> - - <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> - <table border="0" summary="Warning"> - <tr> - <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td> - <th align="left"></th> - </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 when he logs out. - The guest should save his important files to a USB key. - </p> - - </td> - </tr> - </table> - </div> - <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. 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> + <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Shell</em></span>: This drop-down list allows you to + change the shell available to any user you added in the previous + screen. Options are <code class="literal">Bash</code>, <code class="literal">Dash</code> + and <code class="literal">Sh</code></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. - Leave it blank unless you know what you are doing. + <p><span class="emphasis"><em>User ID</em></span>: Here you can set the user ID for + any user you added in the previous screen. If you are unsure what the + purpose of this is, then leave it blank. </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. Leave it blank - unless you know what you are doing. + <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Group ID</em></span>: This lets you set the group ID. + Again, if unsure, leave it blank. </p> </li> |