204 Welcome to Linux
Figure 15.14: Adding a password at the shell prompt
You’ll be taken back to the login screen.
Now, you can log in to your new user account.
Summary: From X – In a terminal emulation window, type linuxconf.ScrolltoUser
Accounts
Normal User Accounts. Click on Add. From the shell prompt – type
useradd (accountname); at the shell prompt again, type passwd accountname.
Type and re-type password.
15.7 Shutting Down
Some day, computers will probably be as easy to use as televisions are today (no, we’re not there
yet...). Maybe we’ll have remote controls to navigate easily between features and to turn off the
machine.
At present, though, you can’t simply turn off your computer when you’re finished. You can always
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