Users and Groups

[Karl Larsen]

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Dec 2007, Karl Larsen wrote:
>
>   
>>    If you click on System -> Administration -> Users and Groups you
>> give your root password and up comes a nearly blank panel. It lists
>> just one User and you wonder what it is good for. At least I did. I
>> tried for Help and none appeared.
>>     
>
> that's right, karl ... and those screamingly obvious "Add User" and
> "Add Group" icons at the top of the dialog panel -- gosh, they're
> tricky little buggers, aren't they?  one can only *guess* what
> possible value *they* have.
>
>   
>>    Then I clicked on Edit and then Preferences. There I found all
>> the blocks with a check mark before them. So I erased all the check
>> marks and rebooted the thing. Now it lists ALL the Users and Groups.
>> You can click on one and a panel comes up and let's you join any
>> group you want to. It is useful.
>>
>>    Why does it arrive on a new load with all those things checked?
>> Where is help on F8? I think it is a bug.
>>     
>
> right again, karl -- *your* lack of understanding clearly implies a
> monumental design flaw in fedora.  i recommend bugzilla, priority
> "high", severity "critical".  *that'll* teach those software
> developers what's what.
>
> good luck with that ... let us know how it works out.
>
> rday
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> Robert P. J. Day
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>   
    Why are You RDay such an asshole? Is it your Canadian upbringing?

Karl


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