Improve documentation about user accounts: move it to the right place

and explain how setting an empty root password leads to sudo being
installed. Closes: #692314.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml
index 160fd35ef..f17960555 100644
--- a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml
+++ b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml
@@ -254,6 +254,15 @@ installer will only ask to select one if a country has multiple zones.
 
 </para><para>
 
+Setting up your clock and time zone is followed by the creation of user accounts. By
+default you are asked to provide a password for the <quote>root</quote>
+(administrator) account and information necessary to create one regular user
+account. If you do not specify a password for the <quote>root</quote> user this
+account will be disabled but the <command>sudo</command> package will be installed
+later to enable administrative tasks to be carried out on the new system.
+
+</para><para>
+
 Now it is time to partition your disks. First you will be given the
 opportunity to automatically partition either an entire drive, or available
 free space on a drive (see <xref linkend="partman-auto" />).
@@ -299,13 +308,6 @@ See <xref linkend="pkgsel"/> for additional information about this step.
 
 </para><para>
 
-Installation of the base system is followed by setting up user accounts. By
-default you will need to provide a password for the <quote>root</quote>
-(administrator) account and information necessary to create one regular user
-account.
-
-</para><para>
-
 The last step is to install a boot loader. If the installer detects
 other operating systems on your computer, it will add them to the boot menu
 and let you know.