Create New User - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 17-03-2009 Deployment Manual

system uses local time instead. If you only run Linux on your machine, set the hardware
clock to UTC and have the switch from standard time to daylight saving time performed
automatically.
If a network is already configured, you can configure time synchronization with an
NTP server. Click Change to either alter the NTP settings or to Manually set the time.
See Chapter 22, Time Synchronization with NTP (↑Administration Guide) for more in-
formation on configuring the NTP service. When finished, click Accept to continue the
installation.

3.8 Create New User

Create a local user in this step. Administrating local users is a suitable option for stand-
alone workstations. If setting up a client on a network with centralized user authentica-
tion, click Change and proceed with the
After entering the first name and last name, either accept the proposal or specify a new
Username that will be used to log in. Finally, enter a password for the user. Reenter it
for confirmation (to ensure that you did not type something else by mistake). To provide
effective security, a password should be between five and eight characters long. The
maximum length for a password is 72 characters. However, if no special security
modules are loaded, only the first eight characters are used to discern the password.
Passwords are case-sensitive. Special characters (7-bit ASCII) and the digits 0 to 9 are
allowed. Other special characters like umlauts or accented characters are not allowed.
Passwords you enter are checked for weakness. When entering a password that is easy
to guess, such as a dictionary word or a name, you will see a warning. It is a good secu-
rity practice to use strong passwords.
IMPORTANT: Username and Password
Remember both your username and the password because they are needed
each time you log in to the system.
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Section 3.8.1, "Expert Settings" (page 32).