May 18, 2008

Adding users from Linuxconf

Adding users from Linuxconf

Open Config => Users => Normal => User accounts.
In this panel you can create new users, delete users, groups and even change your root password.

To add a new user click on User accounts

  • Click on Add
  • Enter the login name
  • Enter the full name
  • Enter the group or select the group you want the user to belong to.

Supplementary group, means additional group you want the user to belong to or be part of.


  • You can specify a home directory or leave it as default
  • Leave command interpreter as default
  • Leave user ID blank, let the system assign it automatically
To delete a user, select user and press delete.

Accept your changes, when quitting Linuxconf; click on Do it to apply changes.



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