Create User
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   The Create User screen can be used to create and configure one
   normal (non-root) user account during the installation. Only
   one user account can be configured here; if you require more
   accounts, wait until the installation completes, reboot your
   system and then create other accounts using either the useradd
   command in a terminal, or a graphical utility for managing user
   accounts (for example, the Users screen in the Settings menu in
   GNOME).

Important

   Creating a normal user account is not required to finish the
   installation; however, it is highly recommended. If you do not
   create one, you will have to log in to the system as root
   directly, which is not recommended.

   To configure a user account, fill out the Full name (for
   example, John Smith) and Username (for example, jsmith). The
   username will used to log in from a command line; if you
   install a graphical environment, then your graphical login
   manager will use Full name.

   Make sure that the Require a password to use this account check
   box is enabled, enter a password you want to use for this
   account into the Password field. The characters you write will
   be displayed as dots for security. Then, repeat the same
   password in the Confirm password field below to ensure you
   entered it properly. Both entered passwords must be the same.

   As you enter the password, it will be evaluated and the
   installer will determine the password's strength. If the
   installer considers your password weak, a message will appear
   at the bottom of the screen, explaining which aspect of your
   chosen password is considered insuficient. For example:
The password you have provided is weak: The password is shorter than 5 c
haracters.

   If a message similar to the above appears, it is highly
   recommended to choose a different, stronger password.

   The Make this user administrator check box gives the user you
   are creatng administrative rights (by adding this user into the
   wheel group), allowing this user to use the sudo command to
   perform tasks normally only available to root using only the
   user password, instead of the root password. This may be more
   convenient, but can also pose a security risk.

Warning

   If you give administrator privileges to an user, make sure that
   the account is protected by a strong password. Never give an
   user administrator privileges without requiring any password
   for the account.

   See the Fedora Security Guide, available at the
   http://docs.fedoraproject.org/, for detailed information about
   password security including guidelines for selecting strong
   passwords.

   To additional settings, click the Advanced button below the
   password input fields. A new dialog window titled Advanced User
   Configuration will open. This dialog is described in the
   following section.

Advanced User Configuration

   The Advanced User Configuration dialog allows you to change the
   following settings for the new user account.
     * The user's Home directory (/home/username by default).
     * The user's ID (UID). The default value is 1000. UIDs 0-999
       are reserved by the system so they can not be assigned to
       an user.
     * The the group ID (GID) of the user's default group. The
       default group name will be the same as the user name, and
       its default GID is 1000. GIDs 0-999 are reserved by the
       system so they can not be assigned to an user's group.
     * The user's group membership. The user account you are
       creating will always have one default group membership (the
       user's default group with an ID set in the Specify a group
       ID manually field). In the Group Membership field, you can
       specify additional groups as a comma-separated list. Groups
       which do not already exist will be created; you can specify
       custom GIDs for them in parentheses. If you do not specify
       a custom GID for a new group, it will be assigned
       automatically.
