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diff --git a/addUser.html b/addUser.html index f69874d..9f910d4 100644 --- a/addUser.html +++ b/addUser.html @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> <link rel="prev" href="choosePackagesTree.html" title="Choose Individual Packages"> - <link rel="next" href="configureX_chooser.html" title="Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> + <link rel="next" href="configureX_chooser.html" title="Graphics 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 } @@ -22,13 +22,24 @@ </div> </div> </div> + + + + + + + + + + + <div class="section" title="Set Administrator (root) Password:"> <div class="titlepage"> @@ -41,15 +52,15 @@ </div> </div> + <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. + <span class="emphasis"><em>root </em></span>password in Linux. 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;"> <table border="0" summary="Note"> @@ -60,6 +71,12 @@ <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p>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. + </p> + + <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. @@ -71,6 +88,7 @@ </div> </div> + <div class="section" title="Enter a user"> <div class="titlepage"> @@ -82,18 +100,21 @@ </div> </div> + <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="bold"><strong>Icon</strong></span></p> + <p>Click on this button if you want to change the user's icon @@ -103,6 +124,7 @@ <li class="listitem"> <p><span class="bold"><strong>Real Name</strong></span></p> + <p>Insert the user's real name into this text box</p> @@ -110,20 +132,24 @@ <li class="listitem"> <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="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>Type in the user password (remembering the advice in the Note + above). </p> + <p><span class="bold"><strong>Password (again):</strong></span> Retype the user password. DrakX will check that you have not mistyped the @@ -133,6 +159,7 @@ </li> </ul> </div> + <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> <table border="0" summary="Note"> @@ -146,11 +173,13 @@ <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 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> + <p>The access permissions can also be changed after the install. @@ -162,6 +191,7 @@ </div> </div> + <div class="section" title="User Management (advanced)"> <div class="titlepage"> @@ -173,10 +203,12 @@ </div> </div> + <p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> option allows you to edit further settings for the user you are adding. </p> + <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> |