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On Ubuntu, each user has their own <emphasis>home directory</emphasis> in which files and settings are stored. Furthermore, each user can be part of one or more <emphasis>groups</emphasis>, which define which parts of the system that user has access to.

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You may need administrative rights to make some of the changes detailed below. See <link linkend="root-and-sudo">Administrative tasks</link> for more information.

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Managing users

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To modify the users or groups on your system, you can use the <application>Users And Groups</application> application located in <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Users and Groups</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.

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To add a new user, click on <guilabel>Add user</guilabel>, enter the required information and then click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>.

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To edit the properties of each user, select a user and then click the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> button located in the <guilabel>Users settings</guilabel> window.

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To give a new user administrative rights (see <link linkend="root-and-sudo">Administrative tasks</link>), edit that user's properties and, under the <guilabel>User Privileges</guilabel> tab, ensure that the <guilabel>Administer the system</guilabel> box is checked.

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To remove a user from the system, select the user you want to delete from the <guilabel>User settings</guilabel> window and click <guilabel>Delete</guilabel>.

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Managing groups of users

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To add a new group, in the <guilabel>User settings</guilabel> window, choose <guibutton>Manage Groups</guibutton> and then click <guilabel>Add group</guilabel>. Choose a name for the new group and, if you want, change the default value for the <guilabel>Group ID</guilabel>. If you try to allocate a <guilabel>Group ID</guilabel> that is in use, the system will warn you.