Funtoo Linux First Steps/Creating a User Account
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It's a good idea to create a normal user account that you can use for general Linux tasks. Before rebooting, create a user account for everyday use. Adjust the groups in the example below to match your needs. Some of them may not exist yet on your system. Replace "<user_name>
" with the name you're going to use for your everyday user. The "-m
" option instructs useradd
to create a home directory for your user. See man useradd
for more info.
root # useradd -m -G audio,video,cdrom,wheel,users <user_name>
Don't forget to set a password for your new user:
root # passwd <user_name>
Check Package:Sudo to enable sudo.
Standard Funtoo Linux groups are listed below:
Funtoo Groups
wheel
- Users in the
wheel
group have the ability to use thesu
command to supply the root password and become root. Utilities such assudo
also often use this group. video
- This group is used by the [[Package:NVIDIA Linux Display Drivers|proprietary NVIDIA drivers to grant user access to the underlying graphics hardware.
plugdev
- Users in this group are granted access to "pluggable devices". Used by
bluez
bluetooth stack to allow access to bluetooth devices.