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| − | Please do not use this option to set a users name and password at any time other than when they are first receiving it. | + | Please do not use this option to set a users name and password at any time other than when they are first receiving it. <del> '''THIS SCRIPT WILL ERASE ALL EXISTING USERS AND DATA''' at the time it is run.</del> this should no longer happen with the default Free Geek 12.04 intall. Be wary! |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 19 October 2013
Scary Warning
Please do not use this option to set a users name and password at any time other than when they are first receiving it. THIS SCRIPT WILL ERASE ALL EXISTING USERS AND DATA at the time it is run. this should no longer happen with the default Free Geek 12.04 intall. Be wary!
Overview
"Prepare for shipping to end user" is a script that erases the default (oem) account and adds a new user with the same privileges. It can be found by clicking on:
system > administration > "prepare for shipping to end user."
Known Issues
Usings names like "oem," "root," and "admin" may cause problems. So don't do it!
Missing
If "prepare for shipping to end user" is missing there are two likely issues: 1) It was never there. Install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install oem-config-gtk
2) It was already run. Remove and install it by typing:
sudo apt-get remove oem-config-gtk
and
sudo apt-get install oem-config-gtk