Hello, I have Mint running very well on 2 or 3 computers with a single user. I now want to add a second user and give them access to some of the apps I already have installed. What's the best/'correct' way to do this?
Log in as the new user and reinstall the apps (eg Firefox, Thunderbird, SMPlayer)
Log in as the new user and add the apps to their desktop from the Menu/Add to Desktop option.
Something else?
Also, what's the best way to backup a multi-user system. I run BackinTime from the main user (say usera) daily for usera's files. But when I added userb backinTime didn't back up any of their files because of priviledge issues. Should I run the Root version of backinTime, or is there a better solution?
Thanks in advance for any tips.
Adding a second user to system
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Adding a second user to system
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Re: Adding a second user to system
Open Users & Groups. Create new user. Decide in advance whether they get sudo/admin privileges. If not, you don't even have to give them a password (though you can). No need to install any apps, as those are available to all users anyway.
Can't help with the backup question, as I use rsync (command line), but assume it's relatively simple.
Can't help with the backup question, as I use rsync (command line), but assume it's relatively simple.