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<h2 class="title"><a name="addUser"></a>User Management
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<h3 class="title"><a name="root-password"></a>Set Administrator (root)
Password:
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<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.
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<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.
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<h3 class="title"><a name="enterUser"></a>Enter a user
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<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.
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<p><span class="bold"><strong>Icon</strong></span></p>
<p>Click on this button if you want to change the user's
icon
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</li>
<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>
</li>
<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>)
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<p><span class="bold"><strong>Password (again):</strong></span> Retype the
user password. DrakX will check that you have not mistyped the
password.
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<p>Any users added while installing Mageia, will have a home
directory that is both read and write protected (umask=0027)
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<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.
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<h3 class="title"><a name="addUserAdvanced"></a>User Management (advanced)
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<p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> option allows you to edit further
settings for the user you are adding.
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<li class="listitem">
<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="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.
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<li class="listitem">
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>Group ID</em></span>: This lets you set the group ID.
Again, if unsure, leave it blank.
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