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diff --git a/chapter08/shadow.xml b/chapter08/shadow.xml index b6587e0b1..810e77969 100644 --- a/chapter08/shadow.xml +++ b/chapter08/shadow.xml @@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ make -C man install-man</userinput></screen> <para>Second, to change the default parameters, the file <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename> needs to be created and taylored to suit your particular needs. Create it with:</para> + <screen><userinput>mkdir -p /etc/default useradd -D --gid 999</userinput></screen> @@ -198,15 +199,20 @@ useradd -D --gid 999</userinput></screen> <term><parameter>GROUP=999</parameter></term> <listitem> <para>This parameter sets the beginning of the group numbers used in - the /etc/group file. You can modify it to anything you desire. Note - that <command>useradd</command> will never reuse a UID or GID. If the + the <filename>/etc/group</filename> file. The particular value 999 + comes from the <parameter>--gid</parameter> parameter above. + You can modify it to anything you desire. Note that + <command>useradd</command> will never reuse a UID or GID. If the number identified in this parameter is used, it will use the next - available number after this. Note also that if you don't have a group - 1000 on your system the first time you use <command>useradd</command> + available number after this. Note also that if you don't have a + group with an ID equal to this number on your system the first + time you use <command>useradd</command> without the <parameter>-g</parameter> parameter, you'll get a message displayed on the terminal that says: - <computeroutput>useradd: unknown GID 1000</computeroutput>. You may - disregard this message and group number 1000 will be used.</para> + <computeroutput>useradd: unknown GID 999</computeroutput>, although + the account is correctly created. That is + why we have earlier created the group <parameter>users</parameter> + with this group ID.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |