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diff --git a/addUser.html b/addUser.html index 4835795..ae1c3ed 100644 --- a/addUser.html +++ b/addUser.html @@ -2,105 +2,104 @@ <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> - <title>Adding a User</title> + <title>User and Superuser 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"> - <link rel="prev" href="setRootPassword.html" title="Root Password"> - <link rel="next" href="setupX.html" title="Configuring X, the Graphical Server"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> + <link rel="prev" href="choosePackages.html" title="Choosing packages to be installed"> + <link rel="next" href="setupX.html" title="Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> <!-- body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } 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="Adding a User"> + <div lang="" class="section" title="User and Superuser Management"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h2 class="title"><a name="drakxid-addUser"></a>Adding a User + <h2 class="title"><a name="addUser"></a>User and Superuser Management </h2> </div> </div> </div> - - - - - - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-addUser-pa1"></a><span class="application">GNU/Linux</span> is a - multi-user system which means each user can have his or her own - preferences, own files and so on. But unlike <code class="literal">root</code>, who is the system - administrator, the <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-addUser-it1"></a>users you add at this point won't be authorized to - change anything except their own files and their own - configurations, protecting the system from unintentional or - malicious changes which could have a serious impact on it. - </p> - - - - - <p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-addUser-pa5"></a>You will have to create at - least one regular user for yourself — this is the account - which you should use for routine, day-to-day usage. Although it's - very easy to log in as <code class="literal">root</code> to do anything and - everything, it may also be very dangerous! A very simple mistake - could mean that your system won't work any more. If you make a - serious mistake as a regular user, the worst that can happen is that - you'll lose some information, but you won't affect the entire - system. - </p> - - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-addUser-pa2"></a>The first field asks - you for a real name. <span class="application">DrakX</span> will use the first word you type - in this field and copy it, all in lowercase, to the <span class="guimenu">Login - name</span> field, which is the name this user will enter to log - on to the system. You can override it and change the <span class="guimenu">Login - Name</span>. The next step is to enter a password. From a - security point of view, a non-privileged (regular) user's password - is not as crucial as the <code class="literal">root</code> password, but - that's no reason to neglect it by making it blank or too simple: - after all, <span class="emphasis"><em>your</em></span> files could be the ones at - risk. - </p> - - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-addUser-pa3"></a>Once you click on - <span class="guimenu">Accept user</span> you can add other users. Add a user - for each one of your friends, your father, your sister, etc. Click - <span class="guimenu">Next</span> when you're finished adding users. - </p> - - - - - <div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> - <table border="0" summary="Tip"> - <tr> - <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="tip.png"></td> - <th align="left">Tip</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td align="left" valign="top"> - - <p><a name="BId-drakxid-addUser-pa4"></a>Clicking the - <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> button allows you to change the - default <code class="literal">shell</code> for that user - (<span class="application">bash</span> by default). - </p> - - </td> - </tr> - </table> + <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> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + <p><a name="root-password-pa1"></a>It is advisable for all Mageia 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> + + + <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> + <table border="0" summary="Note"> + <tr> + <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="note.png"></td> + <th align="left">Note</th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p><a name="root-password-pa2"></a>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> + + </div> - - + + + + <div class="section" title="Enter a user"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h3 class="title"><a name="enterUser"></a>Enter a user + </h3> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + <p><a name="enterUser-pa1"></a>Use Led43's text to write this part + </p> + + + </div> + + + <div class="section" title="Advanced User Management"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h3 class="title"><a name="addUserAdvanced"></a>Advanced User Management + </h3> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + <p><a name="addUserAdvanced-pa1"></a>Use Led43's text to write this part + </p> + + + </div> + + </div> </body> </html> |