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Questions tagged [user-management]

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What's the difference between "adduser" and "useradd"?

I wonder: Why are there these two commands on Debian Linux, with very similar names and functionality? This has always been confusing for me. Is any of them superior to another? Why aren't they merged into one? Is there any significant difference…
Petr
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Prevent Temp user creation in windows

Windows creating temp profile every time when I login to the PC. The pc has more than one user. I am facing this problem in many Windows 10 and Server 2012 PC's. The temp profile creation is not found in every user. But, in most of the cases it is…
IT researcher
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How to migrate the password of a user to another server?

I'm migrating users from an old server to a new one. It's only a few users, we want to migrate only the active ones and reorganize groups in the process, so I'm doing it manually. One problem remains: How can I migrate their passwords to the new…
Petr
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Launch Google Chrome into new User Manager on startup

Recently, Google has introduced a new User Manager feature on the desktop versions of Chrome. It looks a little something like this As my parents have to deal with multiple Google accounts, instead of using the "Add account" feature available to…
Travis Tubbs
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changing account name doesn't change folder name

I had an account named "Name". If I went into cmd with this account the default home directory was C:\Users\Name. Now that I've renamed this account to "Main User" the default home directory is still C:\Users\Name. Any idea how I can change the…
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Disable welcome messages for iPhoto 11 and iTunes 10 using MCX

I would like to stop the initial startup screens appearing for iPhoto 11 and iTunes 10. There is Welcome screen for iPhoto and an Tutorials screen for iPhoto. Does anyone know what MCX keys I need to make them stop (if indeed it is possible)? Or any…
Dangerous James
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How to rename my own username without admin access on Linux?

I want to rename my own username and directory without creating additional users with sudo privileges or switching to root. Is that possible from cli?
zakadmin
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Can a person work on two user accounts simultaneously

Can I run two user accounts simultaneously in windows and work simultaneously? I have windows 7, 8.1 and 10. I have got few applications (calling and remote tracking software) that I use everyday in the same time in different computers and I have…
Michael
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User Unable to Log Into Windows 7

I have the latest RC release of Windows 7. Added a Homegroup and all is fine. I am not on a domain but a Workgroup (by default). My computer name is QuadHomePC and user name is Paul. I set up my user to automatically log into windows and…
Belliez
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Windows 8.1 and totally denied access to all users and administrators

I lost control over one whole disc. I called icacls and denied all access on g:\ to Everyone. But then - every call of icacls fails with the access denied message. Neither owner nor any administrator is able to repair these rights, the data are lost…
Theodor Keinstein
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A special user does not appear in Windows login screen

In the list of users (under Local Users and Groups in my Windows 7) I have an ASPNET user (its description says "Account used for running the ASP.NET worker process (aspnet_wp.exe)" and its full name is "ASP.NET Machine Account") The thing is this…
shayan
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Letting work laptop and home desktop access each other

I have a laptop I got from work. Its user belongs to a work domain. At home, I also have a desktop PC, that does not belong to any network. I'd like to let each one access certain folders on the other, so I can easily share files. However, none of…
Eran
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Remove second password from Windows7 operation

I am login into Windows7 as a user from Administrator group. Still, I am required to type user/password of administrator for every administrative operation I am doing. So I have to type the same user/password of my user to be able to continue. I…
spiderman
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Limit user to one CPU core in Windows 7

I let my family members use my pc over rdp to play their flash-based games as their laptops overheat if they use them directly. I have it setup so I can use the pc at the same time as them. The pc has a quad core cpu and I would like to be able to…
Dean Ward
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What desktop setup do you recommend for my totally newbie parents?

Possible Duplicate: How do you setup your parent’s computer ? My parents have never used a computer. Not many left of them in the rich part of the world... But lately despite of their age they have got really curious and want me to arrange a…
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