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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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