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<info>
<title xml:id="addUser-ti1">User Management</title>
</info>
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<!--2018/02/21 apb: Changed title from 'User and Superuser Management' to 'User Management'. Docteam approved (plus, the SC title is User Management).
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<section xml:id="root-password">
<info>
<title xml:id="root-password-ti2">Set Administrator (root) Password:</title>
</info>
<para>It is advisable for all Mageia installations to set a
<literal>superuser</literal> (Administrator) password, usually called the
<emphasis>root </emphasis>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.</para>
<note xml:id="givePassword">
<para>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.</para>
</note>
</section>
<section xml:id="enterUser">
<info>
<title xml:id="enterUser-ti3">Enter a user</title>
</info>
<para>Add a User here. A regular user has fewer privileges than the
<literal>superuser</literal> (root), but enough to use the Internet, office
applications or play games and anything else the average user might use a
computer for.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Icon</emphasis></para>
<para>Click on this button if you want to change the user's icon</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Real Name</emphasis></para>
<para>Insert the user's real name into this text box</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Login Name</emphasis></para>
<para>Enter the user login name or let DrakX use a version of the user's real
name. <emphasis role="bold">The login name is case-sensitive.</emphasis></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Password</emphasis></para>
<para>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 <xref
linkend="givePassword"/>)</para>
<para><emphasis role="bold">Password (again):</emphasis> Retype the user
password. DrakX will check that you have not mistyped the password.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<note>
<para>Any users added while installing Mageia, will have a home directory that is
both read and write protected (umask=0027)</para>
<para>You can add any extra needed users in the <emphasis>Configuration -
Summary</emphasis> step during the install. Choose <emphasis>User
management</emphasis>.</para>
<para>The access permissions can also be changed after the install.</para>
</note>
</section>
<section condition="classical" xml:id="addUserAdvanced">
<info>
<title xml:id="addUserAdvanced-ti3">User Management (advanced)</title>
</info>
<para>The <emphasis>Advanced</emphasis> option allows you to edit further settings
for the user you are adding.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis>Shell</emphasis>: This drop-down list allows you to change the
shell available to any user you added in the previous screen. Options are
<literal>Bash</literal>, <literal>Dash</literal> and <literal>Sh</literal></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis>User ID</emphasis>: 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.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis>Group ID</emphasis>: This lets you set the group ID. Again, if
unsure, leave it blank.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
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