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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter02/aboutlfs.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter02/stages.xml | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter05/glibc.xml | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter06/introduction.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter08/coreutils.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter08/tar.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter08/util-linux.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter09/systemd-custom.xml | 3 |
8 files changed, 31 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml b/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml index 93f885e22..0d5a5281b 100644 --- a/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml +++ b/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml @@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ host system. If logging in through a graphical display manager, the user's <filename>.bash_profile</filename> is not normally used when a virtual terminal is started. In this case, add the export command to - the <filename>.bashrc</filename> file for the user and root. In addition, + the <filename>.bashrc</filename> file for the user and + <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>. In addition, some distributions have instructions to not run the <filename>.bashrc</filename> instructions in a non-interactive bash invocation. Be sure to add the export command before the test for non-interactive use.</para> diff --git a/chapter02/stages.xml b/chapter02/stages.xml index 31a60166d..b15b9446e 100644 --- a/chapter02/stages.xml +++ b/chapter02/stages.xml @@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Procedures done as the root user after Section 2.4 need to - have the LFS environment variable set <emphasis>FOR THE ROOT - USER</emphasis>.</para> + <para>Procedures done as the + <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user after Section + 2.4 need to have the LFS environment variable set + <emphasis>FOR THE ROOT USER</emphasis>.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect2> @@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Threse two chapters must be done as user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>. + <para>These two chapters <emphasis>must</emphasis> be done as user + <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>. A <command>su - lfs</command> needs to be done before any task in these chapters. Failing to do that, you are at risk of installing packages to the host, and potentially rendering it unusable.</para> @@ -68,18 +70,22 @@ <listitem> <para>A few operations, from <quote>Changing Ownership</quote> to <quote>Entering the Chroot Environment</quote> must be done as the - root user, with the LFS environment variable set for the root user.</para> + <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, with the LFS + environment variable set for the + <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>user.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> When entering chroot, the LFS environment variable must be set - for root. The LFS variable is not used afterwards.</para> + for <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>. The LFS + variable is not used afterwards.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> The virtual file systems must be mounted. This can be done before or after entering chroot by changing to a host virtual terminal - and, as root, running the commands in + and, as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, running the + commands in <xref linkend='ch-tools-bindmount'/> and <xref linkend='ch-tools-kernfsmount'/>.</para> </listitem> diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml index 9c01c94eb..65f954305 100644 --- a/chapter05/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml @@ -147,10 +147,11 @@ cd build</userinput></screen> <para>Install the package:</para> <warning><para>If <envar>LFS</envar> is not properly set, and despite the - recommendations, you are building as root, the next command will install - the newly built glibc to your host system, which most likely will render it - unusable. So double check that the environment is correctly set for user - <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>.</para></warning> + recommendations, you are building as + <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, the next command will + install the newly built glibc to your host system, which most likely + will render it unusable. So double check that the environment is + correctly set, before running the following command.</para></warning> <screen><userinput remap="install">make DESTDIR=$LFS install</userinput></screen> diff --git a/chapter06/introduction.xml b/chapter06/introduction.xml index 163aa5796..58f0dd7f7 100644 --- a/chapter06/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter06/introduction.xml @@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ independent of the host system yet.</para> <para>Once again, let us recall that improper setting of <envar>LFS</envar> - together with building as root, may render your computer unusable. + together with building as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, + may render your computer unusable. This whole chapter must be done as user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>, with the environment as described in <xref linkend="ch-preps-settingenviron"/>.</para> diff --git a/chapter08/coreutils.xml b/chapter08/coreutils.xml index e308d5743..c9f97a20d 100644 --- a/chapter08/coreutils.xml +++ b/chapter08/coreutils.xml @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 ./configure \ <term><envar>FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1</envar></term> <listitem> <para>This environment variable allows the package to be - built as the root user. + built as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> diff --git a/chapter08/tar.xml b/chapter08/tar.xml index 1c3a5c75e..6f37ce888 100644 --- a/chapter08/tar.xml +++ b/chapter08/tar.xml @@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ <term><envar>FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1</envar></term> <listitem> <para>This forces the test for <function>mknod</function> to be run - as root. It is generally considered dangerous to run this test as - the root user, but as it is being run on a system that has only been + as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>. + It is generally considered dangerous to run this test as + the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, but as it + is being run on a system that has only been partially built, overriding it is OK.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> diff --git a/chapter08/util-linux.xml b/chapter08/util-linux.xml index 8f3df8366..04bd999e3 100644 --- a/chapter08/util-linux.xml +++ b/chapter08/util-linux.xml @@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ <para>If desired, run the test suite as a non-root user:</para> - <warning><para>Running the test suite as the root user can be harmful to + <warning><para>Running the test suite as the + <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user can be harmful to your system. To run it, the CONFIG_SCSI_DEBUG option for the kernel must be available in the currently running system and must be built as a module. Building it into the kernel will prevent booting. For complete diff --git a/chapter09/systemd-custom.xml b/chapter09/systemd-custom.xml index 7addaefbb..7e0613df2 100644 --- a/chapter09/systemd-custom.xml +++ b/chapter09/systemd-custom.xml @@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ TTYVTDisallocate=no</literal> EOF</userinput></screen> <para>The boot messages can always be reviewed by using the - <userinput>journalctl -b</userinput> command as the root user.</para> + <userinput>journalctl -b</userinput> command as the + <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user.</para> </sect2> |