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+ <a accesskey="n" href="configureX_chooser.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="headerlogo"><img src="mageia-2013-200p.png" alt="Company Logo"/></div><h1 id="pagetitle">User and Superuser Management<br/> </h1></div><div id="content"><!----><div xml:lang="" class="section" title="User and Superuser Management"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="addUser"><!----></a>User and Superuser Management</h2></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setRootPassword.png" align="middle"/></div><div class="section" title="Set Administrator (root) Password:"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="root-password"><!----></a>Set Administrator (root)
+ Password:</h3></div></div></div><p>It is advisable for all <span class="application">Mageia</span>
+ 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 colour of its 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 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;"><h3 class="title"><a id="givePassword"><!----></a>Note</h3><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.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Enter a user"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="enterUser"><!----></a>Enter a user</h3></div></div></div><p>Add a user here. A user has fewer rights than the superuser (root),
+ but enough to surf the internet, use office applications or play games and
+ anything else the average user does with his computer</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guibutton">Icon</span>: if you click on this button it will
+ change the users icon.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Real Name</span>: Insert the users real name into
+ this text box.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Login Name</span>: Here you enter the user login
+ name or let drakx use a version of the users real name. <span class="emphasis"><em>The
+ login name is case sensitive.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Password</span>: In this text box you should 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></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Password (again)</span>: Retype the user password
+ into this text box and drakx will check you have the same password in
+ each of the user password text boxes.</p></li></ul></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>Any user you add while installing Mageia, will have a world readable
+ (but write protected) home directory.</p><p>However, while using your new install, any user you add in
+ <span class="emphasis"><em>MCC - System - Manage users on system</em></span> will have a
+ home directory that is both read and write protected.</p><p>If you don't want a world readable home directory for anyone, it is
+ advised to only add a temporary user now and to add the real one(s) after
+ reboot.</p><p>If you prefer world readable home directories, you might want to add
+ all 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.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Advanced User Management"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="addUserAdvanced"><!----></a>Advanced User Management</h3></div></div></div><p>If the <span class="guibutton">advanced</span> button is clicked you are
+ offered a screen that allows you to edit the settings for the user you are
+ adding. Additionally, you can disable or enable a guest account.</p><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p>Anything a guest with a default <span class="emphasis"><em>rbash</em></span> guest
+ account saves to his /home directory will be erased when he logs out.
+ The guest should save his important files to a USB key.</p></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Enable guest account</span>: Here you can enable
+ or disable a guest account. The guest account allows a guest to log
+ into and use the PC, but he has more restricted access than normal
+ users.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Shell</span>: This drop down list allows you to
+ change the shell used by the user you are adding in the previous
+ screen, options are Bash, Dash and Sh</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">User ID</span>: Here you can set the user ID for
+ the user you are adding in the previous screen. This is a number.
+ Leave it blank unless you know what you are doing.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Group ID</span>: This lets you set the group ID.
+ Also a number, usually the same one as for the user. Leave it blank
+ unless you know what you are doing.</p></li></ul></div></div></div><script xmlns="" type="text/javascript" src="main.js"><!----></script><hr xmlns=""/><div xmlns="" class="copyright">© Mageia</div><div xmlns="" class="license"><a href="index.html#CC_BY-SA">CC BY-SA 3.0</a></div><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="choosePackagesTree.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="configureX_chooser.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr></table></div></div><div><div id="leftnavigation"><div id="tabs"><ul><li><a href="#treeDiv"><em>Contents</em></a></li><li><a href="#searchDiv"><em>Search</em></a></li></ul><div id="treeDiv"><img src="../../common/images/loading.gif" alt="loading table of contents..." id="tocLoading" style="display:block;"/><div id="ulTreeDiv" style="display:none"><ul id="tree" class="filetree"><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html">Select and use ISOs</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e18">Media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e20">Definition</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e25">Classical installation media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e27">Common features</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e34">DVD</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e45">DVD dual arch</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e56">Live media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e58">Common features</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e72">Live CD KDE</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e81">Live CD GNOME</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e90">Live DVD KDE</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e99">Live DVD GNOME</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e108">Boot-only CD media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e110">Common features</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e121">boot.iso</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e126">boot-nonfree.iso</a></span></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e131">Downloading and Checking Media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e133">Downloading</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e144">Checking the downloaded media integrity</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e156">Burn or dump the ISO</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e159">Burning the ISO to a CD/DVD</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e164">Dump the ISO to a USB stick</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e170">Using Mageia</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e205">Using Windows</a></span></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e213">Mageia Installation</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="installer.html">DrakX, the Mageia Installer</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="installer.html#installationSteps">The installation steps</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="installer.html#installationProblems">Installation Problems and
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