user creation during installation

[Temlakos]

On 08/21/2013 07:55 PM, Javier Perez wrote:
> I am surprised because I did not ask it to do it, but the installer 
> did it nevertheless. Weird.  Makes me wonder how the installer is 
> interpreting the instructions that we impart to it before installation.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:53 AM, Joe Zeff <joe at zeff.us 
> <mailto:joe at zeff.us>> wrote:
>
>     On 08/20/2013 10:26 PM, Javier Perez wrote:
>
>         Guess what, when I logged as root, the home directory was already
>         assigned as $HOME for the user on the Users and Groups appp
>         regardless.
>         I was expecting having to go to the "Users and Gropups" app
>         and add the
>         directory manually, but I was gladly surprised to see it already
>         assigned. Weird
>
>
>     That's exactly what I'd expect it to do.  Of course, I've had to
>     re-install once or twice, and kept my old /home, so I'm not at all
>     surprised.
>

The new method, that creates a new non-super user, with Wheel 
privileges, has been a part of Fedora since at least F17.

The idea is to make logging-in as root...obsolete. I gather most 
developers think it's too dangerous--leaves your system wide-open.

Temlakos
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