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authorTiffany Antopolski <tiffany@antopolski.com>2011-01-20 23:20:27 -0500
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@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="user-admin#manage"/>
- <desc>XXX</desc>
- <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-10-31" status="stub"/>
+ <desc>Add new user or group.</desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-1-20" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
@@ -14,7 +14,70 @@
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
</info>
- <title>Add a new user account to your computer</title>
+ <title>Add A New User Account</title>
+ <steps>
+ <item><p>
+ When in the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, <gui>Search your computer</gui> by typing 'users and groups'. This will open the <app>Users Administration Tool</app>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click on <gui>Add</gui>. You will be prompted for your password.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ In the <gui>Create a new user</gui> dialog, enter the new user's <gui>Name</gui>, and choose a <gui>Username</gui>. Some options for usernames are offered in the <gui>Username</gui> dropdown menu.
+ </p><note><p>Usernames must consist of a combination of any of the following:</p>
+ <list>
+ <item><p>lower case letters from the English alphabet</p></item>
+ <item><p>digits</p></item>
+ <item><p>any of ".", "-" and "_"</p></item>
+ </list>
+ </note>
+ </item>
+ <item><p>Click <gui>Ok</gui>.</p></item>
+
+ <item><p>Set the <link xref="user-goodpassword">New password</link> and <gui>Confirmation</gui> of password. Make sure the password confirmation matches the <gui>New password</gui>. You have the option to <gui>Generate random password</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click <gui>Ok</gui>. The new user has been added to your computer.
+ </p></item>
+ </steps>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Add A Group</title>
+
+
+ <steps>
+ <item><p>
+ When in the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, <gui>Search your computer</gui> by typing 'users and groups'. This will open the <app>Users Administration Tool</app>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click on <gui>Manage Groups</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click <gui>Add</gui>. You will be prompted for your password to <gui>Authenticate</gui>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <item><p>Click <gui>Ok</gui>.</p></item>
+
+ <item><p> Click <gui>Add</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p> Enter <gui>Group Name</gui>.
+ </p>
+ <note>
+ <p>A valid group name consisting of a lower case letter followed by lower case letters and numbers.</p>
+ </note>
+ </item>
+ <item><p> Click <gui>Ok</gui>.
+ </p>
+
+ </item>
+ <item><p>
+ <link xref="user-modify#add-user-to-group">Add users to the group</link>.
+ </p></item>
+ </steps>
+
+ </section>
+
+
<comment>
<cite date="2010-10-31" href="mailto:gnome-doc-list@gnome.org">GNOME Documentation Project</cite>