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During installation of Ubuntu, a single user and password is created. However, any modern operating system permits multiple users to operate the computer while preserving their own personal settings and files. On Ubuntu, each user has their own <emphasis>home directory</emphasis> in which files and settings are stored. Further, each user can be part of one or more <emphasis>groups</emphasis>, which define which parts of the system that user has access to.

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To modify the users or groups on your system, you can use the <application>Users And Groups</application> application located in <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Users and Groups</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.

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You need administrative rights to use this application (see <link linkend="root-and-sudo">Administrative tasks</link>). You need to log out and in again in order for the changes to become effective.

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To add a new user, click on <guilabel>Add user</guilabel>, fill-in the data fields then click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>. To edit the properties of each user, click the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> button located in the main <guilabel>Users</guilabel> window.

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To give a new user administrative rights (see <link linkend="root-and-sudo">Administrative Tasks</link>), edit that user's properties, and under the <guilabel>User Privileges</guilabel> tab, ensure that the <guilabel>Administer the system</guilabel> box is checked.

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To add a new group, select the <guilabel>Groups</guilabel> tab and click <guilabel>Add group</guilabel>. Choose a name for the new group and, if you want, change the default value for the <guilabel>Group ID</guilabel>. If you try to allocate a <guilabel>Group ID</guilabel> that is in use, the system will warn you.

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You can add users to the newly created group by selecting a user from the left menu and clicking on the <guilabel>Add</guilabel> button. Removing a user is as simple as adding one: select a user from the right menu then click <guilabel>Remove</guilabel>. When you are ready, click <guilabel>OK</guilabel> and the new group with its users, if inserted, will be created.

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To edit the properties of a group, from within the <guilabel>Groups</guilabel> main window, choose a group name and click on the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> button.

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To remove a user or a group from the system, select the user or group you want to delete and click <guilabel>Delete</guilabel>.

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