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Diffstat (limited to 'chapter04')
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter04/addinguser.xml | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter04/settingenviron.xml | 6 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/chapter04/addinguser.xml b/chapter04/addinguser.xml index c82c67557..7903b5a84 100644 --- a/chapter04/addinguser.xml +++ b/chapter04/addinguser.xml @@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ useradd -s /bin/bash -g lfs -m -k /dev/null lfs</userinput></screen> </variablelist> - <para>To enable logging in as <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> (as opposed - to switching to user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> when logged - in as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, which does not require - the <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> user to have a password), - give <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> a password:</para> + <para>If you want to log in as &lfs-user; or switch to &lfs-user; from a + non-&root; user (as opposed to switching to user &lfs-user; + when logged in as &root;, which does not require the &lfs-user; user to + have a password), you need to set a password of &lfs-user;. Issue the + following command as the &root; user to set the password:</para> <screen role="nodump"><userinput>passwd lfs</userinput></screen> @@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ esac</userinput></screen> If the prompt "lfs:~$" does not appear immediately, entering the <command>fg</command> command will fix the issue.</para></note> - <para>Next, login as user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>. - This can be done via a virtual console, through a display manager, or with - the following substitute/switch user command:</para> + <para>Next, start a shell running as user &lfs-user;. This can be done by + logging in as &lfs-user; on a virtual console, or with the following + substitute/switch user command:</para> <screen role="nodump"><userinput>su - lfs</userinput></screen> diff --git a/chapter04/settingenviron.xml b/chapter04/settingenviron.xml index e40e4a45b..a57246217 100644 --- a/chapter04/settingenviron.xml +++ b/chapter04/settingenviron.xml @@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ <literal>exec env -i HOME=$HOME TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' /bin/bash</literal> EOF</userinput></screen> - <para>When logged on as user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>, - the initial shell is usually a <emphasis>login</emphasis> shell which reads + <para>When logged on as user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> + or switched to the &lfs-user; user using a <command>su</command> command + with <quote><parameter>-</parameter></quote> option, + the initial shell is a <emphasis>login</emphasis> shell which reads the <filename>/etc/profile</filename> of the host (probably containing some settings and environment variables) and then <filename>.bash_profile</filename>. The <command>exec env -i.../bin/bash</command> command in the |