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…h intro to GIU/UID (#140)

* lost of context in users, and lack of smooth intro to GIU/UID

* put the missing context in users rules respect the home directori settings, docs does not mention that is for existing users..
* lack of smooth introduction to GIU, it has been noticed that most who use OMV are Windows users and this is mentioned to them without prior explanation... since they only install the OMV ISO and run commands without knowing the nature of this.

* Misc changes

Signed-off-by: Volker Theile <[email protected]>

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Signed-off-by: Volker Theile <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Volker Theile <[email protected]>
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mckaygerhard and votdev authored Dec 15, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ However, |omv| also maintains control over these users, **so management is a tea
between the Debian operating system and the internal database of |omv|.

Users that are managed via the |webui| are so-called *non-system users*.
Their *UID* is in a specific range, usually from 1000 to 60000. The same applies
to groups that are managed via the |webui|. Their *GID* is in a specific
range, usually from 1000 to 60000. Check ``/etc/login.defs`` for more information.
This type of users are identified by their *UID*, which is in a specific
range, usually between 1000 and 60000. The same applies to
*non-system groups* that are managed via the |webui|. They are identified
by their *GID* which is usually in the range from 1000 to 60000.
Check ``/etc/login.defs`` for more information.

The **Users** management section in the |webui| is divided into three
subsections: ``Settings``, ``Users`` and ``Groups``.
Expand All @@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ Due to the nature explained, users are supposed to have their own private place
files that is called "*home*", depending on the type of service, automatically becomes
a personal private shared location.

You can select a |sf| as root for the *home* directories of all non-system users.
You can optionally select a |sf| as root for the *home* directories of all non-system users.

If *User home directory* is disabled and a new user is created, the following happens:

Expand All @@ -40,12 +42,12 @@ If *User home directory* is enabled and a new user is created, the following hap
* A home directory will be created in the selected |sf| and assigned to the user
* The "skel" templates from Debian will applied to the new home directory

If *User home directory* is enabled, the following actions will be performed:
If *User home directory* is enabled, the following actions will be performed on existing users:

* The home directory path will be updated for all existing non-system users.
* The previous home directory content will NOT be moved to the new location. This has to be done manually.

If *User home directory* is disabled, the following actions will be performed:
If *User home directory* is disabled, the following actions will be performed on existing users:

* The home directory will be unset for all existing non-system users.
* The home directory content will NOT be deleted.
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