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How can I define which groups new users will be added to during the installation process?

How can I add all new users to a special group? For example 'video' or 'www-data'.
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Limited access accounts for a low maintenance deployment?

Forgive me if I haven't done quite as much digging trying to solve this on my own as I could have: I'm currently in Zambia, and my internet access is unpredictible and slow when it's working. I'm ...
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How to NOT become a root user? Are administrators root?

I installed Ubuntu on my PC. To log in, I use the username and password I created during installation. Does this mean I am a root user? If yes, then how do I become non-root? It looks like non-root ...
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How can I configure the guest user to only be able to run Firefox?

I realy need to give Guest user less privileges: like in older versions. Just Firefox, thats it.
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Users and Groups No Save Button

I am trying to add User Privileges; Use modems & Connect to wireless & ethernet networks to my current & only user profile. It'll ask for my password & I am admin, but the ...
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Customize guest Account? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I change the guest session defaults I am using 11.10 with single user, sometime when someone wants my system i can't deny so i have to give them my pc along user ...
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How do I fine-tune user privileges?

In previous versions of Ubuntu, I was able to fine-tune user privileges easily via a tool. However, the present version apparently only allows two levels: standard or administrator. How do I e.g. give ...
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How can I restrict changing of the keyboard layout to root users only? [closed]

Is there any way by which I can disable "changing the keyboard layout" so that only a user with root privileges can change the layout.
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Users and Groups Administration tool - What do the options in User Privileges tab of Advanced Settings do?

How does the "User Privileges" tab in the Advanced Settings of Users and Groups GUI work? I mean this window: Does it simply add or remove the user from certain groups, or is there something else? ...
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Disable sudo permission to user from command line

I have activated root user in ubuntu and want to use ubuntu as server with no DE. For this I want to disable sudo privilege given to first user. How can I do this from command line ? I know I can use ...
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How to create a user with root privileges in bash?

I have run the following commands: sudo groupadd -r testgroup sudo useradd -g testgroup -M -r testuser Notice the -r option, which according to the man page: -r ...