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diff --git a/chapter04/addinguser.xml b/chapter04/addinguser.xml index a26aa55a2..6a163f46b 100644 --- a/chapter04/addinguser.xml +++ b/chapter04/addinguser.xml @@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ <title>Adding the LFS User</title> <para>When logged in as user <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, - making a single mistake can damage or destroy a system. Therefore, we - recommend building the packages in the next chapter as an unprivileged user. + making a single mistake can damage or destroy a system. Therefore, + the packages in the next two chapters are built as an unprivileged user. You could use your own user name, but to make it easier to set up a clean working environment, create a new user called <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> as a member of a new group (also named @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ useradd -s /bin/bash -g lfs -m -k /dev/null lfs</userinput></screen> <varlistentry> <term><parameter>lfs</parameter></term> <listitem> - <para>This is the actual name for the created group and user.</para> + <para>This is the actual name for the created user.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -77,10 +77,13 @@ useradd -s /bin/bash -g lfs -m -k /dev/null lfs</userinput></screen> <screen role="nodump"><userinput>passwd lfs</userinput></screen> <para>Grant <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> full access to - <filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> by making + all directories under <filename class="directory">$LFS</filename> by making <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> the directory owner:</para> -<screen><userinput>chown -v lfs $LFS/tools</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput>chown -v lfs $LFS/{usr,lib,var,etc,bin,sbin,tools} +case $(uname -m) in + x86_64) chown -v lfs $LFS/lib64 ;; +esac</userinput></screen> <para>If a separate working directory was created as suggested, give user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> ownership of this @@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ useradd -s /bin/bash -g lfs -m -k /dev/null lfs</userinput></screen> <para>Next, login as user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>. This can be done via a virtual console, through a display manager, or with - the following substitute user command:</para> + the following substitute/switch user command:</para> <screen role="nodump"><userinput>su - lfs</userinput></screen> |