user extra info setup
  Introduction


  The information stored in the user account database (/etc/passwd) is
  often incomplete. One often wish he could add fields there and the the
  administration tool would cope with those new fields.  The userinfo
  module provides a solution to this problem.

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  The user account dialog may be extended by modules. They can add
  various sections, fields and validations. The userinfo module is a
  generic extension allowing you to define arbitrary extra fields.
  Those fields will show in the account dialog.

  You use the "Add" button to define new fields.


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  You can add as many field as needed. For each field, you must provide
  the following informations


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  You must provide a tag uniquely identifying the field. This tag will
  be used as the key to locate the value of the field in the
  /etc/userinfo.conf database. The ID can't contain spaces.


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  This title will be used to build the dialog. The string must not be
  too long to fit in the dialog. While linuxconf will adjust the dialog
  to fit the various string. There are nevertheless arbitrary limits
  imposed by the various user interfaces, such as the text mode limiting
  overall width to 80 columns.


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  You must select the type of edit control which will be used to build
  the dialog. This is fixed list. You must pick one of


  +o  Character string

  +o  Checkbox (On/Off value)

  +o  Numeric value (Integer)

  +o  Enumeration (Pick list)

  Each field type may have its features. Here they are,


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  A check box let you control is the field must be filled or not by the
  user.




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  You must specify the minimum and maximum value of the field.


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  You must enter all possible value (At least two).