Summary
Now that you have completed this chapter, you should have a firm understanding of the following:

There are two types of accounts on a UNIX system. The root account has access to the entire system and can perform system administration tasks such as creating new users, set up printers and install software. All other users will have a regular user account to access applications and personal files.

User accounts and passwords have specific rules which must be adhered to. These include length and which characters they can contain. Users can change their passwords at the command line with the passwd command. Password rules do not apply to the root account.

You may login via CDE or from the command line with a valid user name and password. You must log out or exit the system properly before shutting it off.

The Front Panel is the main user interface to the CDE desktop. You should be familiar with the Front Panel arrangement and know the buttons and options available from it.

The mouse and keyboard on a Sun workstation are somewhat different than those of a typical PC. The Sun keyboard has extra keys and the mouse has three buttons instead of two as with the PC mouse. You should be familiar with the functions of the left and right mouse buttons.

The CDE allows you to manage your windows by changing their location, size and position relative to other windows. The Front Panel comes with four workspace tabs as a default, but is configurable to handle more or less than the amount of 'four.' The CDE does not provide the workspaces, but instead manipulates the workspaces. The Front Panel includes a button for locking your workstation and buttons for changing between workspaces.

You can use Style Manager to customize each of your workspaces by changing things such as colors, fonts, screensavers, mouse settings and keyboard settings.

Subpanels are pull-up or pull-down menus that provide access to many desktop applications. You can add or remove icons or applications with subpanels.