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diff --git a/chapter04/addinguser.xml b/chapter04/addinguser.xml index ad0a3e836..838fc8b4f 100644 --- a/chapter04/addinguser.xml +++ b/chapter04/addinguser.xml @@ -7,84 +7,17 @@ <title>Adding the user lfs</title> <?dbhtml filename="addinguser.html"?> -<!-- -<para>When logged in as <emphasis>root</emphasis>, making a single mistake -can damage or even wreck your system. Therefore we recommend that you -build the packages in this chapter as an unprivileged user. You could -of course use your own user name, but to make it easier to set up a clean -work environment we'll create a new user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> as a -member of a new group (also named <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>) and -use this one during the installation process. As <emphasis>root</emphasis>, -issue the following commands to add the new user:</para> ---> +<para>Issue the following commands to add the new user:</para> <screen><userinput>groupadd lfs useradd -s /bin/bash -g lfs -m -k /dev/null lfs</userinput></screen> -<!-- -<para>The meaning of the switches:</para> - -<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> - -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>-g lfs</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This adds user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> to group -<emphasis>lfs</emphasis></para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>-m</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This creates a home -directory for <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>-k /dev/null</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This parameter -prevents possible copying of files from a skeleton directory (default -is <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename>) by changing the input location to -the special null device.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -<para>If you want to be able to log in as <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>, then give -<emphasis>lfs</emphasis> a password:</para> ---> - <screen><userinput>passwd lfs</userinput></screen> -<!-- -<para>and grant <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> full access to -<filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> by making -<emphasis>lfs</emphasis> the directory owner:</para> ---> - <screen><userinput>chown lfs $LFS/tools</userinput></screen> -<!-- -<para>If you made a separate working directory as suggested, give user -<emphasis>lfs</emphasis> ownership of this directory too:</para> ---> - <screen><userinput>chown lfs $LFS/sources</userinput></screen> -<!-- -<para>Next, login as user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>. This can be done via a -virtual console, through a display manager, or with the following substitute -user command:</para> ---> - <screen><userinput>su - lfs</userinput></screen> -<!-- -<para>The <quote><parameter>-</parameter></quote> instructs <command>su</command> to -start a <emphasis>login</emphasis> shell.</para> ---> - </sect1> |