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Window Manager, Adding a user to a group manually

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XFce Settings Manager Adding a user to a group manually BusyBox does not include a utility similar to usermod. As a result, you must edit the "passwd" file and correct the user's group id, as shown in the following steps: 1. Execute the id command using the user name. 2. Note the user id and group id displayed by the id command. 3. Change the directory to /etc cd /etc. 4. Open the group file using the editor vi group. 5. Find the group in the list and note its id number. 6. Close the editor using :q!. 7. Open the passwd file using the editor vi passwd. 8. Find the user id and changes its group id to match the desired group. 9. Save the edited file by using :w. 10. Close the edited file using :q. Window Manager The Window Manager Preferences utility allows you to configure preferences for windows that are opened on the desktop. The dialog box has three tabs: ■ Decoration style ■ Keyboard and focus ■ Advanced Administrator's Guide www.hp.com 4-27

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Administrator’s Guide
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XFce Settings Manager
Adding a user to a group manually
BusyBox does not include a utility similar to usermod. As a result,
you must edit the “passwd” file and correct the user's group id, as
shown in the following steps:
1. Execute the
id
command using the user name.
2. Note the user id and group id displayed by the
id
command.
3. Change the directory to
/etc cd /etc
.
4. Open the group file using the editor
vi group
.
5. Find the group in the list and note its id number.
6. Close the editor using
:q!
.
7. Open the passwd file using the editor
vi passwd
.
8. Find the user id and changes its group id to match the desired
group.
9. Save the edited file by using
:w
.
10. Close the edited file using
:q
.
Window Manager
The Window Manager Preferences utility allows you to configure
preferences for windows that are opened on the desktop. The dialog
box has three tabs:
■
Decoration style
■
Keyboard and focus
■
Advanced