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User and Superuser Management<br/> </h1></div><div id="content"><!----><div xml:lang="" class="section" title="15. User and Superuser Management"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="addUser"><!----></a>15. 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="15.1. Set Administrator (root) Password:"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="root-password"><!----></a>15.1. 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;"><table border="0" summary="Note"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Note]" src="./note.png"/></td><th align="left"><a id="givePassword"><!----></a></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><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></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" title="15.2. Enter a user"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="enterUser"><!----></a>15.2. 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><div class="section" title="15.3. Advanced User Management"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="addUserAdvanced"><!----></a>15.3. 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;"><table border="0" summary="Warning"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Warning]" src="./warning.png"/></td><th align="left"/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><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></td></tr></table></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. 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