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Adding Accounts

New accounts are added using the utility discussed in the previous section, the utility used to look at and change account information. On Fedora, select main menu->System Settings->Users and Groups to get the window shown in Figure 8-2. To add a new account, click Add User. The window in Figure 8-6 opens.

Fill in the information for the new account. Account names must be less than 33 characters and can't begin with a number. The system enters defaults for the Login Shell and the Home Directory. When you click OK, the new account is added. A group is created with the account name. Other systems, such as SuSE, create user accounts with a general group, such as User, rather than with a private, individual group.

New accounts can also be created from the command line in a terminal window. While logged in as root (or su to root), type:

useradd janet3

The new janet3 account doesn't have a password yet. Next, type:

passwd janet3

You will be prompted for the password, as follows, and again to double-check:

Changing password for user janet3
New password: