438 CHAPTER 30 MANAGING USERS Figure 30-1.
438 CHAPTER 30 MANAGING USERS Figure 30-1. Adding new users and groups is easy courtesy of the Users and Groups program. Fill out the fields on the Account tab, and optionally the Advanced and User Privileges tabs, as follows: Account: As during initial installation, you re invited to enter a username for the user as well as the real name. The username is how the user is identified to the system, while the real name is how the user will be identified to other users. You can enter contact information under the relevant heading if you wish, but this isn t strictly necessary. However, you do need to set an initial password for the user. To ensure accuracy, enter it twice. Alternatively, the system can generate a random password from letters and numbers, but this may be harder for the user to remember. Advanced: Here, you can alter various additional settings for the user. The chief one is assigning a user profile. The default for additional users is Desktop. This is a restricted account, which means that the user won t be able to administer the system or change settings. If you want the user to have these powers, click Administrator. Beneath this, you ll see various technical settings that can remain unchanged. However, you might like to change the main group for the user. By default, he will belong to a unique group based on his username (indicated by $user). However, you could add the new user to your own group by selecting it from the list. Depending on your use of file permissions, this could grant the user access to your files.