On 11/29/21 1:33 PM, Ben Cotton wrote:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Users_are_admins_by_default_in_Anaconda
= Users are administrators by default in the installer GUI =
== Summary ==
The Anaconda installer GUI will have the administrative rights
checkbox on the User screen ticked by default.
== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:Vladimirslavik| Vladimir Slavik]]
* Email: vslavik@xxxxxxxxxx
== Detailed Description ==
Currently, the Anaconda installer GUI presents an unticked checkbox
"Make this user administrator" on the user setup screen by default.
This means users have to discover the control, understand its meaning,
and consciously decide to change the value from the default one.
[Snip]
I find this wording confusing, and I've been using Linux for at least 15
years now. I think if we're making changes to reduce user confusion we
may want to change the wording as well?
Perhaps a better wording would be "Grant user administrator privileges
(allow sudo)"? Something to make it clear the resulting user isn't root,
but can act as root.
I had always assumed the "Make this user administrator" checkbox meant
the created user would effectively _be_ root, just with a different
username.
After playing with yesterday's KDE rawhide compose, I boldly decided to
check the box. Apparently what it really means is the created user is a
member of the wheel group and can use sudo. This also appears to disable
the root user spoke in Anaconda. The resulting install fixes one of my
biggest gripes with the KDE spin. So I say the checking it by default
part of the change proposal is great! Why was I not checking this all
along? As mentioned in the change proposal this basically matches what
happens with the user gnome-initial-setup creates so it's a consistency
win as well.
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