Users and Groups

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Steve Searle wrote:
> 
>>> I don't like to feel that Linux is not telling me something
>>> because it doesn't think it is good for me.
>> What, like hidden files?
> 
> You mean, files whose names start with "."?
> I must say, that is not one of my favourite aspects of Unix.
> I was trying to think if it was always like that?
> (I go back to Unix edition 5.)
> 
> But in this case it seemed to be suggested
> that one shouldn't see the whole of /etc/group
> as "you don't need to know about that".
> I like to decide for myself what I need to know.
> 
It is more a matter of the defaults being geared for what most users
are going to want to see. There is a simple checkbox in preferences
to select if you see system users and groups. So you still get to
select what information is presented to you. I am not sure If I
agree with the default, at least for Fedora, but I guess it does
make it less likely for a new user to make a mistake. Then again, I
am comfortable with the CLI tools for managing users and groups.

Mikkel
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  Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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