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Part I ✦ SUSE Linux Basics
Figure 1-28: Creating a local user
One nice feature of the SUSE user creation process is that you can set yourself as
the user who receives any mail destined for root by selecting the Receive System
Mail option. Regardless of whether you set up this option, it is always a good idea
to read the root user mail (if you are the owner of the root user account!) to see
any automated mails that the system sends as well as mails from the mail subsys-
tem. This includes bounced emails, system errors, and package updates that have
been installed.
Taking another page from Mac OS X and Windows XP, SUSE enables you to set up an
account to automatically log in to the system for you when the machine boots up.
For home users, this provides a simpler way to use their system, but it is impracti-
cal and insecure in business environments. For example, if you are the user who is
automatically logged in on boot up, someone else can gain access to your files sim-
ply by turning the machine on.
When you have finished adding your user information, click Next to continue, and
SuSEconfig will run.
SuSEconfig
The SUSE system configuration is controlled by SUSE-specific control files that the
system application SuSEconfig uses to write application-specific configuration files.
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