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User Properties Dialog

The user properties dialog has two tabs.

User Info Tab

In the User Info tab you can modify:

  • User login with the user name and a Set Password button for this account,

  • User Id

  • Full Name

  • Login Shell (the list of login shells is taken from the /etc/shells file)

  • Home Folder

  • Two office locations

  • Address

  • Account disabled

Password Management Tab

The Password Management tab will appear if you have shadow passwords, or any other similar things such as /etc/master.passwd in BSD flavor Unices.

  • Minimum number of days between password changes

  • Number of days after which a password expires if it hasn't been changed

  • Number of days before expiration the user will be warned

  • Whether and when an account will be disabled if the password expires

  • A set date when the account expires

  • Class (on BSD systems)

The date of the last password change is displayed near the top of the dialog.

Groups Tab

The Groups tab contains all the information about the selected user's participation in groups. The primary group to which the user belongs is set with the Set as Primary button. The user can be assigned to additional groups by checking them in the large box.