# Account Configuration

Note: Setting up a root account and password is one of the most important steps during your installation. Your root account enables you to install packages, upgrade RPMs and do most system maintenance. Logging in as root gives you complete control over your system and is very powerful.

Use the root account only for administration. Create a non-root account for your general use and su - to gain root access when you need to fix something quickly. These basic rules will minimize the chances of a typo or incorrect command doing damage to your system.

Enter a password for the root account. The password must be at least six characters in length. Confirm the password by re-entering the password in the second entry field.

Make the root password something you can remember, but not something that is easy for someone else to guess. Do not write down this or any password you create.

Next, create a user account.

Click the Add button to create a user account. Enter the user name and the full name of the user. Next, create a password for that user account and confirm it. Press OK to add this user account. Your account information will then be added to the account list.

Other user accounts can be created by the same process.

You can also edit or delete the user accounts you have created, by selecting an account and using the Edit or Delete buttons.