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| <div class="hgroup"><h1 class="title">Add a guest user account</h1></div> | |
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| <p class="p">You can create a user account for guests, people who will only use the computer on a brief, temporary basis. The guest user will be able to use the programs on your computer, but they won't be able to access your files, change your settings, or install software.</p> | |
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| <div class="title title-steps"><h2><span class="title">Create a guest user account:</span></h2></div> | |
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| <li class="steps"><p class="p">Click your name on the top bar and select <span class=" gui">System Settings</span>.</p></li> | |
| <li class="steps"><p class="p">Click <span class=" gui">User Accounts</span>.</p></li> | |
| <li class="steps"><p class="p">Click <span class=" gui">Unlock</span> in the bottom-left corner and type your | |
| password to make changes. You must be an administrative user to add user | |
| accounts.</p></li> | |
| <li class="steps"><p class="p">In the list of accounts on the left, click the <span class=" gui">+</span> button | |
| to add a new user account.</p></li> | |
| <li class="steps"><p class="p">Select <span class=" gui">Standard</span> for the account type. You don't want to | |
| give the guest account administrative access. Then give the account a name | |
| like <span class=" em">Guest</span>, or any other name you like. The username will be filled | |
| in automatically based on the full name. The default is probably OK, but you | |
| can change it if you like. Click <span class=" gui">Create</span> when you're done.</p></li> | |
| <li class="steps"><p class="p">The new guest user account will be selected. Under <span class=" gui">Login Options</span>, | |
| click the label <span class=" gui">Account disabled</span> next to <span class=" gui">Password</span>. You will be presented | |
| with a window with password options. From the <span class=" gui">Action</span> drop-down | |
| list, select <span class=" gui">Log in without a password</span>.</p></li> | |
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| <div class="note"><div class="inner"><div class="contents"><p class="p">Back in the <span class=" gui">User Accounts</span> window you can click the image next to the user's name on | |
| the right to set an image for the account. This image will be shown in | |
| the login window. GNOME provides some stock photos you can use, or you | |
| can select your own or take a picture with your webcam.</p></div></div></div> | |
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| <div class="title"><h3><span class="title">More About</span></h3></div> | |
| <ul><li class="links"><a href="user-accounts.html#manage">Manage user accounts</a></li></ul> | |
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| <div class="title"><h3><span class="title">See Also</span></h3></div> | |
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| <a href="user-add.html">Add a new user account</a><span class="desc"> — Add new users so that other people can log in to the computer.</span> | |
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