Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 04-08-2006 Installation Manual page 63

Creating Local User Accounts
Linux is an operating system that allows several users to work on the same system at
the same time. Each user needs a user account to log in to the system. By having user
accounts, the system gains a lot in terms of security. For instance, regular users cannot
change or delete files needed for the system to work properly. At the same time, the
personal data of a given user cannot be modified, viewed, or tampered with by other
users. Users can set up their own working environments and always find them unchanged
when logging back in.
If you decide against using an authentication server for user authentication, create local
users. Any data related to user accounts (name, login, password, etc.) is stored and
managed on the installed system.
Figure 3.9 Entering the Username and Password
A local user account can be created using the dialog shown in Figure 3.9, "Entering the
Username and Password" (page 63). After entering the first name and last name,
specify a username (login). Click Suggestion for the system to generate a username
automatically.
Finally, enter a password for the user. Reenter it for confirmation (to ensure that you
did not type something else by mistake).
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