User Management

[OneLine]

(Kubuntu 12.10 alpha2)


Linking to the: http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...l=1#post302988


Kubuntu

The Kubuntu is using the Userconfig python script:

:~$ apt-cache show userconfig

Package: userconfig
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 237
Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers <kubuntu-devel@****>
Original-Maintainer: Jonathan Riddell <jriddell@***>
Architecture: all
Version: 0.9.0-0ubuntu10
---
Description: user and group setup tool for KDE
A System Settings module for managing users and groups on your system.
Homepage: https://code.launchpad.net/~kubuntu-...serconfig-kde4
Description-md5: 0bf45d1a8c707bcca0bd9b3c21eb28e8
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, kubuntu-active-desktop, kubuntu-active-full, edubuntu-desktop-kde

KDE

The KDE application is the KUser:

:~$ apt-cache show kuser

Package: kuser
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 688
Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers <kubuntu-devel@***>
Original-Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <debian-qt-kde@***>
Architecture: amd64
Source: kdeadmin
Version: 4:4.8.90-0ubuntu1
---
Description: user and group administration tool
KUser is an application for managing users and groups on your system.
.
This package is part of the KDE administration module.
Homepage: http://www.kde.org/
Description-md5: 17344042d3d1925f4e48c762b0afa901
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Task: kubuntu-full, kubuntu-active-full

More:
- http://www.kde.org/applications/system/kuser/
- http://userbase.kde.org/KUser

KDE Menu: Applications > System > KUser

KUser@System Settings

Writing a desktop file (using the userconfig.desktop as a template) :

/usr/share/kde4/services/kuser.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=KDE User Management

Comment=Users & Groups Administration

Exec=kdesudo kuser
Icon=kuser
Type=Service
Encoding=UTF-8

X-KDE-SubstituteUID=true
X-KDE-ServiceTypes=KCModule
X-KDE-ParentApp=kcontrol
X-KDE-Keywords=user, users, group, groups
X-KDE-System-Settings-Parent-Category=system-administration
X-KDE-Weight=60

Categories=Qt;KDE;System;

GenericName=User Account Editor

------EDIT------

More of the desktop files can be found from the:

- FreeDeskTop's specification about Desktop entries: http://standards.freedesktop.org/des...y-spec/latest/
- KDE TechBase Desktop files: http://techbase.kde.org/Development/...s/Desktop_File


The line:

X-KDE-SubstituteUID=true

means:

The string "X-" indicates that this is extension
for the KDE desktop
and it is substituting the UID as root.

[OneLine]

Peeking: What the other distributions are using ?

Suse

The openSuse (http://www.opensuse.org ) is using the Yast




Mandriva

The Mandriva (http://www.mandriva.com/ ) is using the Mandriva Control Center

[Rog131]

Userconfig Kubuntu 13.04

The shaping of the Userconfig for the Kubuntu 13.04: http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...407-userconfig -> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ku...er/006542.html

[Rog132]

Kubuntu user-manager

kubuntu-devel: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel
--> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ku...st/007270.html

user-manager
Jonathan Riddell
Fri Aug 16 11:33:24 UTC 2013

Alex asked me to review user manager today as he thinks it's ready for use
but isn't tested on Kubuntu. Here's some notes...

[Rog132]

Removed

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...g/+bug/1234053

Bug Description

userconfig was replaced by user-manager, is unmaintained upstream, has quite a few open bugs, and due to it messing with user and group setup it's unmaintained status could easily lead to system corruption.

Please remove userconfig source and binary from the archive.

[Rog132]

Password length

Minimum password length: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ku...ry/009241.html

Hi,
Yesterday I was creating a new user for my Kubuntu system, apparently
anything under 9 characters is too few. Anybody knows why?

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=344217

Aleix

With the KUser: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...-password-back

[OneLine]

Adding the KUser to the Systemsettings5

Installing the KUser.

sudo apt-get install kuser

or using a package manager.



Making a desktop file - /usr/share/kservices5/kuser.desktop:

[Desktop Entry]
Exec=kuser
Icon=kuser
Type=Service
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=true

X-KDE-ServiceTypes=KCModule

X-KDE-ParentApp=kcontrol

X-KDE-System-Settings-Parent-Category=accountdetails

Name=KUser

Name[x-test]=xxKUserxx

Comment=Add, remove or edit system users
Comment[x-test]=xxAdd, remove or edit system usersxx

X-KDE-Keywords=users,system,administration
X-KDE-Keywords[x-test]=xxusersxx,xxsystemxx,xxadministrationxx

Categories=Qt;KDE;X-KDE-settings-user_manager;

Running:

kbuildsycoca5 --noincremental

Testing:



Seems to work - at here...

[oshunluvr]

This no longer works. At least not here. I do not have Kuser or User Config in System Settings

[claydoh]

Seems to work here

[oshunluvr]

Well...

[Snowhog]

Does KUser show up if, while in this section, you do a search for kuser?

[oshunluvr]

AaaHhhaa!

They MOVED it...

They're both - kuser and user management - UNDER Personalization > Account Details

When I did the search Paul suggested, Account Details was highlighted, leading me to the two "missing" apps.

Thanks Guys. 1 down, XXX to go... lol