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-rw-r--r--chapter_09.xml6
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/chapter_02.xml b/chapter_02.xml
index b43de91..961aca5 100644
--- a/chapter_02.xml
+++ b/chapter_02.xml
@@ -683,6 +683,23 @@ step-by-step. In order to do so, just type
the next chapter should help you sort that out.
</para>
+ <para>
+ When you have rebooted into your new Slackware installation, the
+ very first step you should take is to create a user. By
+ default, the only user that exists after the install is the root
+ user, and it's dangerous to use your computer as root, given that
+ there are no restrictions as to what that user can do.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The quickest and easiest way to create a normal user for yourself
+ is to log in as root with the root password that you created at
+ the end of the intallation process, and then issue the
+ <application>adduser</application>. This will interactively assist
+ you in creating a user; see <xref linkend="users_managing"/> for more
+ information.
+ </para>
+
</section>
</section>
diff --git a/chapter_09.xml b/chapter_09.xml
index c2866e0..acedf6e 100644
--- a/chapter_09.xml
+++ b/chapter_09.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"/usr/share/xml/docbook/xml-dtd-4.5/docbookx.dtd">
-<chapter>
+<chapter id="ch_users">
<title>Users and Groups</title>
-<section>
+<section id="users_intro">
<title>What Are Users and Groups?</title>
<para>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ filesystem permissions.
</section>
-<section>
+<section id="users_managing">
<title>Managing Users and Groups</title>
<para>