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    System Settings - User Manager

    Hi All,

    I'm trying to use the default User Manager module under System Settings and have noticed two issues:

    1. My system currently has accounts for myself and one other, but User Manager shows only myself. I am user ID 1001, and the other is ID 1002.

    2. I am unable to create a new user. I click 'New User', fill in his details on the right, press 'Apply', enter my password (I am an Administrator), and then nothing happens, no new user is created, no change is made to /etc/passwd

    I know there are other ways to manage users, but I'm wondering if User Manager broken (in which case why is it part of the distro) or am I getting something wrong?

    Best Regards

    #2
    Curious, it seems to work fine here. I have four users and could add another without difficulty.

    I believe this was broken a while back. What distro/version are you using?

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      #3
      Maybe I'm missing something, but my userID is 1000, as the only user, and Admin, on this system. I always thought that userID numbers start at 1000 in user space.
      The next brick house on the left
      Intel i7 11th Gen | 16GB | 1TB | KDE Plasma 5.27.11​| Kubuntu 24.04 | 6.8.0-31-generic



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        #4
        Originally posted by jglen490 View Post
        Maybe I'm missing something, but my userID is 1000, as the only user, and Admin, on this system. I always thought that userID numbers start at 1000 in user space.
        No, you're correct. But if you created two new users, then deleted the first user, you'd have only 1001, 1002. I'm not sure, but I think it counts up from the last highest user so deleting an earlier user would not automatically re-use that userid.

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          #5
          Hi,

          I'm using Kubuntu 17.10 with Plasma version 5.11.5 and Frameworks 5.41.0

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            #6
            Are you sure you user is both in "adm" and "sudo" groups?

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              #7
              Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
              No, you're correct. But if you created two new users, then deleted the first user, you'd have only 1001, 1002. I'm not sure, but I think it counts up from the last highest user so deleting an earlier user would not automatically re-use that userid.
              O.K.. I get it. That would be a weird, but apparently allowable strategy.
              The next brick house on the left
              Intel i7 11th Gen | 16GB | 1TB | KDE Plasma 5.27.11​| Kubuntu 24.04 | 6.8.0-31-generic



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                #8
                Enter:
                Code:
                id
                to see the groups for the current user or
                Code:
                 id <username>
                in a terminal to see what groups a specific user is in.
                Last edited by Snowhog; Jan 07, 2018, 07:52 PM. Reason: Typing for clarity!
                The next brick house on the left
                Intel i7 11th Gen | 16GB | 1TB | KDE Plasma 5.27.11​| Kubuntu 24.04 | 6.8.0-31-generic



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                  #9
                  If you just want group names, groups works;

                  groups <username>

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                    #10
                    Other graphical user managers

                    Gnome has: GNOME System Tools - https://projects.gnome.org/gst/

                    Ubuntu packages: https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?k...ll&section=all

                    LXQt has: lxqt-admin - https://github.com/lxde/lxqt-admin

                    Ubuntu packages: https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?k...ll&section=all

                    As the LXQt ( https://lxqt.org ) is using Qt it applications will integrate fine with the KDE desktop - Integrating the LXQt user and group settings to the KDE: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...-2018?p=408813
                    Before you edit, BACKUP !

                    Why there are dead links ?
                    1. Thread: Please explain how to access old kubuntu forum posts
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by NickNak View Post
                      Hi,

                      I'm using Kubuntu 17.10 with Plasma version 5.11.5 and Frameworks 5.41.0
                      A matching install here. It seems to work ok.
                      On #kubuntu-devel & #kubuntu on libera.chat - IRC Nick: RikMills - Launchpad ID: click

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by acheron View Post
                        A matching install here. It seems to work ok.
                        As expected. Seems most likely to me there's a missing group.

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