1.6. Creating a User Account
When you first started your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system after installation, you were given the opportunity to create one or more user accounts using the Setup Agent. If you did not create at least one account (not including the root account) you should do so now. You should avoid working in the root account for daily tasks.
There are two ways to create new and/or additional user accounts: using the graphical User Manager application or from a shell prompt.
To create a user account graphically using the User Manager:
Select Applications (the main menu on the panel) => System Settings => Users & Groups from the panel.
You can also start the User Manager by typing redhat-config-users at a shell prompt.
If you are not logged in as root, you will be prompted for your root password.
The window shown in Figure 1-16 will appear. Click Add User.