From the course: Linux CentOS 7: User and Group Management

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Manage users and groups graphically

- [Instructor] Everything we've done so far in this course has been on the command line. Sent Off does have a user and group management interface called System Config Users or User Manager. We may need to install it. Open it a terminal by clicking on Applications, Favorites, Terminal. I'll make mine full screen and bump my font size. To install System Config Users, type in sudo, space, yum, space, install, space, system, dash, config, dash, users, and hit Enter. Type in your password and hit Enter again. When prompted, say Yes to install. Once this is installed, you can close your terminal. Go to your Applications menu, down to Sundry, and over to Users and Groups. It will prompt you for your password, so enter that now. Users and Groups has a menus bar for adding users, adding groups, and preferences. Click on Add a New User and enter in Bob for Username, and give him a password. You can click on OK, and if the password isn't a very strong password, it'll prompt you, but will give…

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