Deprecated - Adding a User
GNU/Linux is a
multi-user system which means each user can have his or her own preferences,
own files and so on. But unlike root, who is the system
administrator, the
users
adding
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.
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
root 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.
The first field asks you
for a real name. DrakX will use the first word
you type in this field and copy it, all in lowercase, to the Login
name field, which is the name this user will enter to log on to
the system. You can override it and change the Login
Name. 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
root password, but that's no reason to neglect it by
making it blank or too simple: after all, your files
could be the ones at risk.
Once you click on
Accept user you can add other users. Add a user for each
one of your friends, your father, your sister, etc. Click
Next when you're finished adding users.
Clicking the
Advanced button allows you to change the default
shell for that user (bash by
default).