Chapter 10 Linux Administration
This chapter focuses on the basics of Novell Linux Desktop 9 administration. It is important for you to know the topics in this chapter in order to function as an administrator.
Creating and Managing Users
During the installation of the operating system, at least one user (root/superuser) must be added to the system, and you are also prompted to add at least one more user. The root user is the most powerful user on the system and literally able to do almost anything. After the installation, it is almost always necessary to add additional users and modify variables associated with existing ones. Both tasks will be examined further in this section.
You can add users at the command line or ...
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