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</variablelist>
+ <important>
+
+ <para>Several commercial distributions add a non-documented instantiation
+ of <filename>/etc/bash.bashrc</filename> to the initialization of
+ <command>bash</command>. This file has the potential to modify the lfs
+ user's envirnment in ways that can affect the building of critical LFS
+ packages. To make sure the lfs user's envronment is clean, check for the
+ presence of <filename>/etc/bash.bashrc</filename> and, if present, move it
+ out of the way. As the root user, run:</para>
+
+ <screen role="nodump"><userinput>mv -v /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/bash.bashrc.NOUSE</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>After use of the lfs user is finished at the end of <xref
+ linkend="chapter-chroot-temporary-tools"/>, you can restore
+ <filename>/etc/bash.bashrc</filename> (if desired).</para>
+ </important>
+
<para>Finally, to have the environment fully prepared for building the
temporary tools, source the just-created user profile:</para>