On Wed, Dec 01, 2021 at 09:29:43AM -0600, Brandon Nielsen wrote: > 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. +1. The explanation can be even longer: maybe "(e.g. allow sudo as root, access to all logs, and other administrative actions)". If you're finding the existing wording unclear, many other people are most likely too. Zbyszek _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
