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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 install.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Advanced User Management"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="addUserAdvanced"><!----></a>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;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><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></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. Leave it blank
        unless you know what you are doing.</p></li></ul></div></div></div><script xmlns="" type="text/javascript" src="main.js"><!----></script><hr xmlns=""/><div xmlns="" class="copyright">© Mageia</div><div xmlns="" class="license"><a href="index.html#CC_BY-SA">CC BY-SA 3.0</a></div><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="choosePackagesTree.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="configureX_chooser.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr></table></div></div><div><div id="leftnavigation"><div id="tabs"><ul><li><a href="#treeDiv"><em>Contents</em></a></li><li><a href="#searchDiv"><em>Search</em></a></li></ul><div id="treeDiv"><img src="../common/images/loading.gif" alt="loading table of contents..." id="tocLoading" style="display:block;"/><div id="ulTreeDiv" style="display:none"><ul id="tree" class="filetree"><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html">Select and use ISOs</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e18">Media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e20">Definition</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e25">Classical installation media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e27">Common features</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e34">DVD</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e45">DVD dual arch</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e56">Live media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e58">Common features</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e72">Live CD KDE</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e81">Live CD GNOME</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e90">Live DVD KDE</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e99">Live DVD GNOME</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e108">Boot-only CD media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e110">Common features</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e121">boot.iso</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e126">boot-nonfree.iso</a></span></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e131">Downloading and Checking Media</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e133">Downloading</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e144">Checking the downloaded media integrity</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e156">Burn or dump the ISO</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e159">Burning the ISO to a CD/DVD</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e164">Dump the ISO to a USB stick</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e170">Using Mageia</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e205">Using Windows</a></span></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#d4e213">Mageia Installation</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="installer.html">DrakX, the Mageia Installer</a></span><ul><li><span class="file section"><a href="installer.html#installationSteps">The installation steps</a></span></li><li><span class="file section"><a href="installer.html#installationProblems">Installation Problems and
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