Procedure 2. Adding a user
Open KUser, KDE's User Manager by going to ->->->.
If a dialog appears asking you for a password, enter your user password.
located in the top left hand corner of the window.
theType the username for the new user.
Enter the user's details in the dialog presented to you and create a password for the new user by selecting the Password Management tab located at the top of the window.
Procedure 3. Removing a user
Open Kuser as noted in the previous procedure for adding a user.
Highlight the user that you would like to delete.
button.
on theWhen prompted with the Delete User dialog, you have two options:
Delete home folder: /home/username - this will remove the user's home directory, therefor clearing up space on your hard drive. If there is information you would like to backup, do so before deleting this directory.
Delete mailbox: /var/mail/username - this will remove the user's mailbox.
Procedure 4. Changing a user's password
Open KUser by going to ->->->.
Highlight the user whose password you would like to change.
button if the dialog does not open immediately upon highling that user.
on theAfter the User Properties dialog has opened, the button in the top right corner of the window. After entering in the new password, press the button to finish.
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