Updated on 2022-03-13 GMT+08:00

Setting a Common User

Background

It is recommended that installation be performed by the common user.

Procedure

If no common user exists, create one as the root user as follows:
  1. Run the following command to create a common user and set the $HOME directory of the common user:
    useradd -d /home/username -m username
  2. Run the following command to set the password:
    passwd username
  3. Run the following command to access the /home directory:
    chmod 750 /home/username
  • Replace username with the common user who installs Mind Studio.
  • The umask value of a common user cannot be greater than 0027.
    • You can view the umask value by running the umask command.
    • You can change the umask value by running the umask New value command.