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Creating a New User Account

The default user account on your PC (eightvirtues) is configured to automatically log in for convenience but there are many reasons to set up a multi user system. If you have a spouse or significant other, children, or roommates separate user accounts allow each person to have their own desktop, home directory, application settings, screen resolution, and more.

Click System on the Main Menu.
Click Administration.
Click Users and Groups.
Enter your password since this is an administrative task.
The Users settings window should appear, listing all users. The user root is the built-in system administrator account, and generally should be left alone. If you delete this account you will not have full administrative capability on your system.
Open the Account Properties window for the user Eight Virtues by doing one of the following:

Select the user Eight Virtues in the Name column and click the Properties button.
Double-click the user Eight Virtues in the Name column.

The Account 'eightvirtues' Properties window should appear, showing all properties and settings of the user. This is the user that logs in automatically when you start the computer, and has administrative capabilities. Take a moment to look at its properties and settings by clicking on the User PrivilegesAdvanced tabs. When finished, click the Cancel button to return to the Users settings window. and
Now we will add a new user by clicking the Add User button.
The New user account window should appear. Notice it looks very much like the properties window for the Eight Virtues account we opened a moment ago.
Enter a name for the new user in the Username: field. The username should begin with a lower case letter followed by lower case letters and numbers. A hyphen or dash may also be used. Some examples are: kids-login, janedoe, and momisnumber1.
Enter a descriptive name for the new user in the Real name: field. Some examples are: Kid's Login, Jane Doe, and Mom is Number 1.
You may choose a profile by clicking the Profile: drop down. The three choices are Administrator, Desktop User, and Unprivileged. These profiles change settings on the User Privileges tab, so you may change them later with greater specificity when we discuss that tab.
You may fill out the fields under Contact Information but this is not necessary.
Enter a secure password in both the User password: and Confirmation: fields.
Now click the User Privileges tab.
Depending on which profile you chose earlier various items will be checked or unchecked. You may customize what this user account will and will not be able to do by checking or unchecking the corresponding items here. Generally most accounts should have Administer the system unchecked and Use audio devices, Use CD-ROM drives, Use floppy drives, and Use scanners checked.
Click the Advanced tab.
The Home directory: field shows the path (the location on the file system or hard drive) of the user's home directory. If you're familiar with Microsoft Windows then think of the home directory as the user's My Documents folder. You may leave this field as it is.
The Shell: field may be left alone.
The Main group: drop down defines the primary group the user belongs to. Groups are used for security to determine what level of access users have to programs, files, and directories. Generally the group users should be chosen from the drop down, but for special purposes you may choose or create another group.
The User ID: field shows the unique number assigned to this user. You may leave this field as it is.
When satisfied with the new user's settings click the OK button.
Click the Close button on the Users settings window.
You have now just finished creating your first new user! Log out of your system and log in with the new user to give it a spin. You may also want to check out the tutorial Enabling and Disabling Automatic User Login if you want the login screen to appear every time you boot the PC rather than having the eightvirtues account automatically log in.