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<p class="title"><b>Abstract</b></p>
<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa1"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-userdrake-it1"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="BId-userdrake-it2"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="BId-userdrake-it3"></a> <span class="application">UserDrake</span> allows system
administrators to easily add and remove users from the system, to assign
users to a group, and to manage user groups in the same manner.
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa2"></a>In this section we will only
focus on user management. Group management being similar.
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa3"></a>Launching
<span class="application">UserDrake</span> will display the main window (<a class="xref" href="userdrake.html#userdrake-main" title="Figure 11.8. The User List in UserDrake">Figure 11.8, “The User List in
UserDrake”</a>) which lists the users currently defined on
the system. You can switch from users to groups by clicking on the
<span class="guilabel">Groups</span> tab next to the <span class="guilabel">Users</span>
tab.
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<div class="figure"><a name="userdrake-main"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 11.8. The User List in
UserDrake</b></p>
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<div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/userdrake-main.png" align="middle" alt="The User List in UserDrake"></div>
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa5"></a>All changes have immediate
effect on your local user database. If the user list is modified outside
of <span class="application">UserDrake</span>, you can refresh
<span class="application">UserDrake</span>'s window by clicking on the
<span class="guibutton">Refresh</span> button.
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa9"></a>If you make changes to an
already logged in user, those changes won't take effect until the next
time that user logs in again.
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa10"></a>Available actions are:
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<dt><span class="term"><a name="BId-userdrake-te1"></a><span class="guibutton">Add
User</span></span></dt>
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa11"></a>Adds a new user to the system. We
detail this procedure in <a class="xref" href="userdrake.html#userdrake-useradd" title="6.2. Adding a New User">Section 6.2, “Adding a New User”</a>.
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<dt><span class="term"><a name="BId-userdrake-te2"></a><span class="guibutton">Add
Group</span></span></dt>
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa12"></a>Adds a new user group to the
system.
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<dt><span class="term"><a name="BId-userdrake-te3"></a><span class="guibutton">Edit</span></span></dt>
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa13"></a>Allows you to change
the parameters of the selected user or group. We detail editing user
parameters in <a class="xref" href="userdrake.html#userdrake-useradd" title="6.2. Adding a New User">Section 6.2, “Adding a New User”</a>. In the case of a
group you will be able to assign or remove users from that
group.
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<dt><span class="term"><a name="BId-userdrake-te4"></a><span class="guibutton">Delete</span></span></dt>
<dd>
<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa14"></a>Removes the selected
user or group from the system. A confirmation dialog will be shown,
and in the case of a user you will also be able to remove the user's
<code class="filename">/home</code> directory and
<code class="literal">mailbox</code>.
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<h3 class="title"><a name="userdrake-useradd"></a>6.2. Adding a New User
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa6"></a>We created the
non-privileged user Queen Pingusa at installation time, and now we want to
create a new user called <a class="indexterm" name="BId-userdrake-it5"></a> Peter Pingus. Then we want to make them both members of the
<code class="literal">fileshare</code> group, so that they can share folders with
other users on the network .
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa7"></a>Click on the <span class="guibutton">Add
User</span> button, a dialog box to add a new user will pop up (see
<a class="xref" href="userdrake.html#userdrake-add" title="Figure 11.9. Adding a New User in the System">Figure 11.9, “Adding a New User in the
System”</a>). The only required field is
<span class="guilabel">Login</span> although we strongly recommend that you set up
a password for this new user: enter it in both the
<span class="guilabel">Password</span> and <span class="guilabel">Confirm Password</span>
fields. You can also choose to add a comment in <span class="guilabel">Full
Name</span>. Generally, this is the full name of the user, but you can
put whatever you want. Once you accept your settings you are asked if you wish to
run the <span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span>
data migration wizard, please refer to <a class="xref" href="transfugdrake.html" title="8. Import Windows® Settings and Documents">Section 8, “Import Windows<sup>®</sup> Settings and
Documents”</a>
for more information.
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<div class="figure"><a name="userdrake-add"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 11.9. Adding a New User in the
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa8"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-userdrake-it6"></a> We now have two users in our list. Select one of them with
your mouse, and click on the <span class="guibutton">Edit</span> button. The
dialog box shown in <a class="xref" href="userdrake.html#userdrake-group-apply" title="Figure 11.10. Adding Users to a Group">Figure 11.10, “Adding Users to a Group”</a> pops up. It
allows you to modify most available user parameters.
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<div class="figure"><a name="userdrake-group-apply"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 11.10. Adding Users to a Group</b></p>
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<div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/userdrake-group-apply.png" align="middle" alt="Adding Users to a Group"></div>
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa15"></a>The dialog is made of the
following tabs:
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<dt><span class="term"><a name="BId-userdrake-te5"></a><span class="guilabel">User Data</span></span></dt>
<dd>
<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa16"></a>Allows you to modify information
provided when the user was created.
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</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><a name="BId-userdrake-te6"></a><span class="guilabel">Account
Info</span></span></dt>
<dd>
<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa17"></a>Enables you to
provide an expiration date for that account, after which the user
won't be able to connect to the system. This is useful for temporary
accounts. It's also possible to temporarily lock an account to
prevent a user from logging in. Finally, this tab allows you to
change the icon associated with the user.
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<dt><span class="term"><a name="BId-userdrake-te7"></a><span class="guilabel">Password
Info</span></span></dt>
<dd>
<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa18"></a>Allows you to provide
a password expiration date, after which the user will be required to
change his password.
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</dd>
<dt><span class="term"><a name="BId-userdrake-te8"></a><span class="guilabel">Groups</span></span></dt>
<dd>
<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa19"></a>Shows the list of available groups
where you can select the groups to which any user should
belong.
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<p><a name="BId-userdrake-pa20"></a>For our users we only need
to look for the <code class="literal">fileshare</code> entry and check the box
associated to it. Then click on the <span class="guibutton">OK</span> button to
make the changes effective.
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