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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
| 10 | <section> |
10 | <section> |
| 11 | <title>User Administration</title> |
11 | <title>User Administration</title> |
| 12 | <subsection> |
12 | <subsection> |
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| 55 | Password: <comment>(Enter the password for john)</comment> |
55 | Password: <comment>(Enter the password for john)</comment> |
| 56 | Re-enter password: <comment>(Re-enter the password to verify)</comment> |
56 | Re-enter password: <comment>(Re-enter the password to verify)</comment> |
| 57 | </pre> |
57 | </pre> |
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| 59 | <p> |
59 | <p> |
| 60 | If this user ever needs to perform some task as root, he/she can use <c>su -</c> |
60 | If a user ever needs to perform some task as root, they can use <c>su -</c> |
| 61 | to temporarily receive root privileges. Another way is to use the <c>sudo</c> |
61 | to temporarily receive root privileges. Another way is to use the <c>sudo</c> |
| 62 | package which is, if correctly configured, very secure. |
62 | package which is, if correctly configured, very secure. |
| 63 | </p> |
63 | </p> |
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| 65 | </body> |
65 | </body> |