As working with the root id is not recommended, you have to create at least one user account, even if you're the only person using your machine.
We have already presented the ``adduser'' command, but fortunately some graphical tools, such as ``linuxconf'', are also available. Linuxconf is a very full-featured tool which enables you to manage many Linux-Mandrake configuration files. Thanks to this tool, it is very easy to manage the user-accounts. Choose ``user management'', then ``user account'', so that the current users list appears. Choose ``add'' and then, in fill the different requested fields. You can choose ``users'' for the default user group. Validate and you're done!
When you edit the /etc/passwd file (which contains the list of encrypted passwords) or the /etc/groups file (which contains a list of all the groups) you will notice that some users - such as ``ftp'' or ``news'' - do not have a real account. Those are special accounts used by some system programs or deamons. They often need extra permissions to run correctly, but they must not use the ``root'' id for security reasons. Most of the time, you won't have to manage these accounts since they were created at installation time.