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| author | Manuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2004-05-29 20:00:54 +0000 |
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| committer | Manuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2004-05-29 20:00:54 +0000 |
| commit | 55851d6ef3b438d78359c9ea0ba861069bedeeb1 (patch) | |
| tree | d9f97db0df5856fb68fd325a4885b9edbf2d5c90 /chapter04/addinguser.xml | |
| parent | d44a965cfe95996da670a7f053cb30222e41b36f (diff) | |
Tagging corrections in chapters 1 to 4.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3725 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/chapter04/addinguser.xml b/chapter04/addinguser.xml index 5763b04c5..0a2688efc 100644 --- a/chapter04/addinguser.xml +++ b/chapter04/addinguser.xml @@ -19,19 +19,28 @@ issue the following command to add the new user:</para> <para>The meaning of the switches:</para> -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para><userinput>-s /bin/bash</userinput>: This makes -<userinput>bash</userinput> the default shell for user +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><parameter>-s /bin/bash</parameter></term> +<listitem><para>This makes +<command>bash</command> the default shell for user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> -<listitem><para><userinput>-m</userinput>: This creates a home +<varlistentry> +<term><parameter>-m</parameter></term> +<listitem><para>This creates a home directory for <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> -<listitem><para><userinput>-k /dev/null</userinput>: This parameter +<varlistentry> +<term><parameter>-k /dev/null</parameter></term> +<listitem><para>This parameter prevents possible copying of files from a skeleton directory (default -is <filename>/etc/skel</filename>) by changing the input location to +is <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename>) by changing the input location to the special null device.</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> <para>If you want to be able to log in as <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>, then give <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> a password:</para> @@ -55,7 +64,7 @@ user command:</para> <screen><userinput>su - lfs</userinput></screen> -<para>The <quote><command>-</command></quote> instructs <command>su</command> to +<para>The <quote><parameter>-</parameter></quote> instructs <command>su</command> to start a <emphasis>login</emphasis> shell.</para> </sect1> |