| 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.
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