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How to manage users in Ubuntu
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Wednesday August 26, 2009
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Wednesday August 26, 2009
One reason Ubuntu is so secure is the way it
manages users
. Only specific users have access to key functions. If you need more users it's easy to add them.Download this episode now
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- In Ubuntu click on System and then on Administration.
- Move down and click on Users and Groups.
- Ubuntu keeps itself secure by requiring that I unlock this function with an administrator password.
- Click
- Type in a user name and a real name.
- You can have the system generate a random password or you can enter a password manually.
- Each user has certain privileges. I set this user as a Desktop User.
- If you wish you could make a user unprivileged or an administrator.
- Click OK and you're done.
- We'll cover other aspects of users and groups in other tutorials.
- Move down and click on Users and Groups.
- Ubuntu keeps itself secure by requiring that I unlock this function with an administrator password.
- Click
Add User
.- Type in a user name and a real name.
- You can have the system generate a random password or you can enter a password manually.
- Each user has certain privileges. I set this user as a Desktop User.
- If you wish you could make a user unprivileged or an administrator.
- Click OK and you're done.
- We'll cover other aspects of users and groups in other tutorials.
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