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| author | Alex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2004-01-27 22:27:44 +0000 |
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| committer | Alex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2004-01-27 22:27:44 +0000 |
| commit | 69276a949a1782f6fbff97e1ee26424a11c89cd4 (patch) | |
| tree | c2186e58b149e881003d1adf3962f4cf7128bd00 /chapter05/chapter05.xml | |
| parent | daaa09419c0987d6e4167110c26224d43676b53a (diff) | |
Tweaking the texts for build time and disk space.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3188 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/chapter05/chapter05.xml b/chapter05/chapter05.xml index b49c41468..365fd3ef7 100644 --- a/chapter05/chapter05.xml +++ b/chapter05/chapter05.xml @@ -316,6 +316,18 @@ issue the following commands to add the new user:</para> <screen><userinput>useradd -s /bin/bash -m -k /dev/null lfs passwd lfs</userinput></screen> +<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 +<emphasis>lfs</emphasis>.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para><userinput>-m -k /dev/null</userinput>: These create a home +directory for <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>, while preventing the files from a +possible <filename>/etc/skel</filename> being copied into it.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + <para>Now grant this new user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> full access to <filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> by giving it ownership of the directory:</para> |