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diff --git a/doc/kuser/Makefile.am b/doc/kuser/Makefile.am new file mode 100644 index 0000000..085981d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kuser/Makefile.am @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ + +KDE_LANG = en +KDE_DOCS = AUTO + diff --git a/doc/kuser/index.docbook b/doc/kuser/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b3f006 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kuser/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,273 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" +"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY kappname "&kuser;"> + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<book lang="&language;"> + +<bookinfo> +<title>The &kuser; Handbook</title> +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Matt</firstname> +<surname>Johnston</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>mattj@flashmail.com</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> + +<othercredit role="reviewer"> +<firstname>Lauri</firstname> +<surname>Watts</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>lauri@kde.org</email></address> +</affiliation> +<contrib>Reviewer</contrib> +</othercredit> +<othercredit role="reviewer"> +<firstname>Jonathan</firstname> +<surname>Singer</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>jsinger@leeta.net</email></address> +</affiliation> +<contrib>Reviewer</contrib> +</othercredit> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<copyright> +<year>2000</year> +<holder>Matt Johnston</holder> +</copyright> +<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> + + +<date>2002-10-08</date> +<releaseinfo>1.0</releaseinfo> + +<abstract><para>This documentation describes &kuser; version 1.0. This +program allows you to manage users and groups on your system.</para> +</abstract> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>kuser</keyword> +<keyword>user</keyword> +<keyword>management</keyword> +<keyword>admin</keyword> +<keyword>tools</keyword> +<keyword>group</keyword> +<keyword>password</keyword> +</keywordset> +</bookinfo> + +<chapter id="start"> +<title>Getting Started</title> + +<para>This is a short introduction to &kuser;. For more detailed +information, see <link linkend="using">Usage</link>.</para> + +<para>Actually, you do not need to do anything to begin using &kuser; +except <link linkend="customizing">configuration</link>.</para> + +<para>When you have made the changes you want, you must +<guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem> them for them to take effect. Either +choose the Toolbar icon, or use the <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="using"> +<title>Usage</title> + +<sect1 id="sec1mainwindow"> +<title>Main Window</title> + +<para>&kuser; is a very simple application. In the main window you can +see two tabs: the list of users and the list of groups. To edit a user +or a group, just double click on it. The user or group properties dialog +will appear.</para> +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>&kuser; Main Window</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="kuser.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>&kuser; Main Window</phrase> +</textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="user-properties"> +<title>User Properties Dialog</title> + +<para>The user properties dialog has various tabs.</para> + +<para>The number of tabs depends on the type of the user storage system +and whether quotas are being used. Additional tabs will appear if you +have shadow passwords, or any other similar things such as +<filename>/etc/master.passwd</filename> in BSD flavor Unices.</para> + +<sect2 id="user-info"> +<title><guilabel>User Info</guilabel> Tab</title> + +<para>In the <guilabel>User Info</guilabel> tab you can modify: +</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>User Id</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Full Name</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Login Shell</guilabel> (the list of login shells is +taken from the <filename>/etc/shells</filename> file)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Home Folder</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Two office locations</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Address</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Password</guilabel></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="password-management-info"> +<title><guilabel>Password Management</guilabel> Tab</title> + +<para>The <guilabel>Password Management</guilabel> tab will appear if you have +shadow passwords, or any other similar things such as +<filename>/etc/master.passwd</filename> in <acronym>BSD</acronym> flavor +Unices.</para> + +<para>In the <guilabel>Extended Info</guilabel> tab you can modify +parameters related to extended account control: </para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Minimum number of days between password +changes</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Number of days after which a password expires if it hasn't been +changed</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Number of days before expiration the user will be +warned</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Whether and when an account will be disabled if the password +expires</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>A set date when the account expires</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Class</guilabel> (on <acronym>BSD</acronym> +systems)</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>The date of the last password change is displayed near the top of the +dialog.</para> + + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="quota"> +<title><guilabel>Quota</guilabel> Tab</title> + +<para>You will probably see the <guilabel>Quota</guilabel> tab only if you +have at least one mounted volume with quota enabled and a quota file +present. There you may modify all quota related parameters: </para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>File Soft Quota</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>File Hard Quota</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>File Time Limit (Grace +Period)</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>iNode Soft Quota</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>iNode Hard Quota</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>iNode Time Limit (Grace +Period)</guilabel></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para> All these parameters can be changed for each filesystem that has user +quota enabled. Filesystems can be changed using the <guilabel>Quota +Filesystem</guilabel> box.</para> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="group"> +<title><guilabel>Groups</guilabel> Tab</title> + +<para>The <guilabel>Groups</guilabel> tab contains all the information about the +selected user's participation in groups. The primary group to which the user +belongs +is set in the <guilabel>Primary Group</guilabel> box. The user can be assigned +to additional groups by checking them in the large box.</para> + +</sect2> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="group-properties"> +<title><guilabel>Group Properties</guilabel></title> + +<para>The <guilabel>Group Properties</guilabel> dialog contains a list of all +users. Check +the boxes for each user to be assigned to the selected group.</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="add-user"> +<title>Adding, Editing and Deleting Users or Groups</title> + +<para>To add a user or group to the system, either choose +<guimenuitem>Add</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>User</guimenu> or +<guimenu>Group</guimenu> menu, or click the relevant <guiicon>Add</guiicon> +button on +the toolbar. The selected user or group can also be edited or deleted in the +same way.</para> +</sect1> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="customizing"> +<title>Customizing &kuser;</title> + +<sect1 id="defaults"> +<title>Edit user creation defaults</title> + +<para>To edit the user creation defaults you can use the <guilabel>Edit +defaults</guilabel> dialog, which is accessible via the menu +<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure &kuser;</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. There you may +change the defaults that are used when creating a new user: Shell and +Home Folder (or home folders volume). You can choose whether to +make a home folder on <quote>create</quote> or not,and to copy a +skeleton (standard configuration files) to the home folder or not. You can +also enable +<guilabel>User Private Group</guilabel> mechanism, which creates a new +personal group with the creation of a new user, and removes the personal +group when the user is removed.</para> +<para>The skeleton files for new users can be specified in the <guilabel>Sources +</guilabel> tab.</para> + +</sect1> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits"> +<title>Credits and License</title> + +<para>&kuser;</para> + +<para>Program copyright 1997-2000 Denis Pershin +<email>dyp@inetlab.com</email></para> + +<para>Documentation copyright 1997-2000 Denis Pershin +<email>dyp@inetlab.com</email></para> +<para>Documentation copyright 2000 Matt Johnston +<email>mattj@flashmail.com</email></para> +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; +&underGPL; + +</chapter> +&documentation.index; + +</book> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-omittag: nil +sgml-shorttag: t +End: +--> + diff --git a/doc/kuser/kuser.png b/doc/kuser/kuser.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..e68ac2d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kuser/kuser.png |