50.3. Creating a New Webmin User

If you are familiar with using the Webmin Users module to create a new local user, creating one on multiple systems with this module should be easy. The form it uses has a slightly different layout, but all of the fields it contains have the same meanings. The rarely used Categorize modules? field does not exist, however, nor does the SSL certificate name field which does not make sense to set across multiple servers.

To create a user on all managed systems, follow these steps:

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Click on the Add User button the module's main page to bring up the creation form.
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Fill in most of the fields just as you would in the Webmin Users module. The fields to be careful of are explained in the next several steps.
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The ...

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