Adding Users; Deleting Users - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual

Adding Users

To add a new user, proceed as follows:
1 Click Add.
2 Enter the necessary data for User Data. If you do not need to adjust any more
detailed settings for this new user, proceed to Step 5 (page 173).
3 To change a user's ID, home directory name, default home, group, group mem-
berships, directory permissions, or login shell, open the Details tab and change
the default values.
4 To adjust user's password expiration, length, and expiration warnings, use the
Password Settings tab.
5 Write the user account configuration by clicking Accept.
The new user can immediately log in with the created login name and password.

Deleting Users

To delete a user, proceed as follows:
1 Select the user from the list.
2 Click Delete.
3 Determine whether to delete or keep the home directory of the user to delete.
4 Click Yes to apply your settings.
Changing the Login Configuration
To change the login configuration, proceed as follows:
1 Select the user from the list.
2 Click Edit.
System Configuration with YaST 173