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figure 1.23: setting up a system user

create user accounts

As with Windows, it’s highly recommended that you create user accounts in addition to the
main administration or root account. The root account is omnipotent; it has permissions to
create, modify, and destroy any file on the system. Performing an action as root without careful
forethought can have catastrophic consequences for your system. Nearly every Linux user can
recount in detail the first (and likely only) time they rendered their system inoperable from the
root account.
If the Fedora installer found a sound card on your system, you’ll be asked to confirm its details.
You’ll also see a button with which to test it out, though, on a production Web server, this may
not be necessary. There’s also an Additional Software screen, which you can use to install any
extra software you might need. You can just skip this screen for now.

Congratulations, you’ve now set up a Linux Web server! The graphical installation provides new
Linux users with a manageable set of tools to get the system up and running. However, there are
cases in which the text mode installation is a quicker and more efficient means to the same end.

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