KUser


Add / Edit / Delete User

You can add, edit and delete the users in this dialog, using either the User Menu or the three buttons Add, Edit and Del at the top of the KDE User Manager window.

To add a user Click the ADD button or select Add from the User menu. There are three sections in the Add User dialog: User Info, Extended and Groups

You can set the new user's login name, password and login shell in the User info dialog. An ID number will be automatically allocated to the user. You can also record the user's profile including his/her full name, office phone number and postal address in the Personal section.

In the Extended dialog, you have the options of allowing the user to change or not to change his/her password. You are also able to set the activation date and expiration date of the user account.

You can manupulate the user and the user group from the Groups section. For example, you can move a user from the box on the left into the group box on the right.

To edit a user Clicking the EDIT button will activate the Edit Userdialog, which looks the same as the Add User dialog. You can edit the user information you have entered in the the Add User dialog.

To delete a user Highlight the user you want to remove and click the Delete button. Follow the instructions and you will permanently romove theuser.

Note: You are not able to recover the user you have deleted. But you can add the same user again.