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Windows Domain
SMB authentication is often used in mixed Linux and Windows networks. and
Section "Configuring a Linux Client for Active Directory" (Chapter 5, Active Di-
rectory Support, ↑Security Guide).
eDirectory LDAP
eDirectory authentication is used in Novell networks.
Along with user administration via LDAP and NIS, you can use Kerberos authentication.
To use it, select Set Up Kerberos Authentication. For more information on Kerberos,
refer to Chapter 6, Network Authentication with Kerberos (↑Security Guide).
3.8.2 Password for the System Administrator
root
If you have not chosen Use this Password for the System Administrator in the previous
step, you will be prompted to enter a Password for the System Administrator root.
Otherwise this configuration step is skipped.
root is the name of the superuser, the administrator of the system. Unlike regular
users, who may or may not have permission to do certain things on the system, root
has unlimited power to do anything: change the system configuration, install programs,
and set up new hardware. If users forget their passwords or have other problems with
the system, root can help. The root account should only be used for system admin-
istration, maintenance, and repair. Logging in as root for daily work is rather risky:
a single mistake could lead to irretrievable loss of system files.
For verification purposes, the password for root must be entered twice. Do not forget
the root password. Once entered, this password cannot be retrieved.
The root can be changed any time later in the installed system. To do so run YaST
and start Security and Users > User and Group Management.
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