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NOTE: Changing User IDs of Existing Users
File ownership is bound to the user ID, not to the user name. After a user ID
change, the files in the user's home directory are automatically adjusted to
reflect this change. However, after an ID change, the user does no longer own
the files he created elsewhere in the file system unless you manually change
the file ownership for those files.
In the following, learn how to set up default user accounts. For some further options,
such as auto login, login without password, setting up encrypted home directories or
managing quotas for users and groups, refer to
(page 100).
Procedure 9.1 Adding or Modifying User Accounts
1 Open the YaST User and Group Administration dialog and click the Users tab.
2 With Set Filter define the set of users you want to manage. The dialog shows a
3 To modify options for an existing user, select an entry and click Edit.
4 Enter the appropriate user data on the first tab, such as Username (which is used
5 If you want to adjust further details such as the user ID or the path to the user's
6 To force users to regularly change their password or set other password options,
7 If all options are set according to your wishes, click OK.
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list of users in the system and the groups the users belong to.
To create a new user account, click Add.
for login) and Password. This data is sufficient to create a new user. If you click
OK now, the system will automatically assign a user ID and set all other values
according to the default.
home directory, do so on the Details tab.
If you need to relocate the home directory of an existing user, enter the path to
the new home directory there and move the contents of the current home directory
with Move to New Location. Otherwise, a new home directory is created without
any of the existing data.
switch to Password Settings and adjust the options.
Section 9.3.5, "Managing Quotas"