cannot mange user accounts

[swsxyzj]

Hi,
I'm new to this and have just installed Kubuntu 7.10 on my computer.
I've found that user management does not work for me.
I'm trying to add a new user, but this requires root access. I typed in my sudo passwd, it did not complain about a bad passwd, but still the modify, new, and delete account options are greyed out.
I did not have this trouble before when I was installing 7.06 on another machine, so I'm not sure if there's a bug in this distribution or what.
Could somebody show me where I may have messed up?
Thanks!

Jia

[Snowhog]

Re: cannot mange user accounts

Are you using K Menu | System Settings | General | User Management or are you accessing kcontrol (Alt+F2 kcontrol) to get to System Administration | User Management

[swsxyzj]

Re: cannot mange user accounts

Thanks for replying.
I'm using K Menu | System Settings | General | User Management.

[Snowhog]

Re: cannot mange user accounts

Mine is working as it is supposed to. Try using kcontrol to get to User Management, and see if you fare any better.

[swsxyzj]

Re: cannot mange user accounts

Thanks a lot, that worked.

[maestrobwh1]

Re: cannot mange user accounts

I have no user management available in systemsettings or kcontrol. In systemsettings, I get that the module can't be loaded, and in kcontrol, the item just has a splash screen about kde. No error, just nothing about users.

Help?

[Snowhog]

Re: cannot mange user accounts

Just got up and haven't yet had my several morning cups of coffee, but I seem to recall that there were/are 'some' issues in Gutsy installs/upgrades that dealt with unset Language. If you are able, go into System Settings | Regional & Language | Country/Region & Language and ensure that your language is set. If you can't get there this way, open kcontrol instead.