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authorTiffany Antopolski <tiffany@antopolski.com>2011-01-21 15:56:53 -0500
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<info>
<link type="guide" xref="user-admin#manage"/>
- <desc>How to modify user properties..</desc>
- <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="201-1-19" status="stub"/>
+ <desc>Change user name, password, account type or add user to group.</desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="201-1-19" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
<email>tiffany@antopolski.com</email>
@@ -17,9 +17,122 @@
</info>
<title>Modify A User or Group</title>
- <section id="add-user-to-group">
- <title>Add a User to a Group</title>
+ <section id="user-name">
+ <title>Change User Name</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>
+ Next to the current username, click <gui>Change</gui>.
+ <item><p>
+ You will be prompted for your password. Enter it and click <gui>Authenticate</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ Change the user's <gui>Full Name</gui> if applicable.
+ <item><p>
+ Click <gui>Close</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+
+ </steps>
+
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="account-type">
+ <title>Change User Account Type</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>
+ Select the user you wish to modify.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Next to <gui>Account Type</gui>, click <gui>Change</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ You will be prompted for your password. Enter it and click <gui>Authenticate</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Select the appropriate account type.
+ </p>
+ <note>
+ <terms>
+
+ <item>
+ <title>Administrator</title>
+ <p>Can change anything on the system, including installing and upgrading software.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <title>Destop User</title>
+ <p>Can perform common tasks. Can't install software or change settings affecting all users.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <title>Custom</title>
+ <p>Account with manually defined settings.</p>
+ </item>
+ </terms>
+ </note>
+
+ </item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click <gui>Ok</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+
+ </steps>
+
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="password">
+ <title>Change User Password</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>
+ Select the user you wish to modify.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Next to <gui>Password</gui>, click <gui>Change</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ You will be asked to authenticate yourself. Enter your password and click <gui>Authenticate</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>Click <gui>Ok</gui>.<p>
+ </p></item>
+ </steps>
+
+
</section>
+ <section id="add-user-to-group">
+ <title>Add User To 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 <gui>Manage Groups</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ You will be asked to authenticate yourself. Enter your password and click <gui>Authenticate</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click on the name of the group you wish to add a user to. Click on <gui>Properties</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Under <gui>Group Members</gui>, select the user or users you would like to add to the selected group.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click <gui>Ok</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ </steps>
+
+ </section>
</page>