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+ <a accesskey="n" href="login.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="headerlogo"><img src="https://doc.mageia.org/g/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"><img src="images/live-user1.png"/></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
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