Index: modules/user/user.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/user/user.module,v
retrieving revision 1.1190
diff -u -p -r1.1190 user.module
--- modules/user/user.module   4 Aug 2010 06:52:57 -0000   1.1190
+++ modules/user/user.module   7 Aug 2010 21:29:42 -0000
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ function user_help($path, $arg) {
     case 'admin/help#user':
       $output = '';
       $output .= '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
-      $output .= '<p>' . t('The User module allows users to register, log in, and log out. It also allows users with proper permissions to manage user roles (used to classify users) and permissions associated with those roles. For more information, see the online handbook entry for <a href="@user">User module</a>.', array('@user' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/user')) . '</p>';
+      $output = '<p>' . t('The user module handles user account registration and authentication, allowing content to be associated with the user who contributed it. The user module is also critical to site security through configurable roles; roles define detailed permissions available to groups of users. There are two resident roles and associated permissions: <em>anonymous user</em>, all visitors who have not logged in; and<em>authenticated user</em>, all users who have logged in to approved accounts. Administrators may define additional roles and permissions, and permissions are applied cumulatively to any users with multiple roles.') . '</p>';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('Users choose a name or handle, and can change account settings through their <em>My account</em> page. Depending on site configuration, users must log-in by supplying their previously-registered and authenticated username and password; through OpenID, a secure method for logging into multiple websites; with a username and password from another Drupal site; or by some other site-specific mechanism.') . '</p>';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('Users should have browser cookies enabled when visiting your site. The cookie stores a unique ID, or session ID, for each user. It contains no personal information, but acts as an information retrieval key for the visit.') . '</p>';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('For more information, see the online handbook entry for <a href="@user">User module</a>.', array('@user' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/user/')) . '</p>';
       $output .= '<h3>' . t('Uses') . '</h3>';
       $output .= '<dl>';
       $output .= '<dt>' . t('Creating and managing users') . '</dt>';