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diff --git a/chapter05/adding-user.xml b/chapter05/adding-user.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 4f6f487c5..000000000 --- a/chapter05/adding-user.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="ch05-addinguser"> -<title>Adding the user lfs</title> -<?dbhtml filename="addinguser.html" dir="chapter05"?> - -<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> and -use this one during the installation process. As <emphasis>root</emphasis>, -issue the following commands to add the new user:</para> - -<screen><userinput>useradd -s /bin/bash -m lfs -passwd lfs</userinput></screen> - -<para>Now grant this new user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> full access to -<filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> by giving it ownership -of the directory:</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 "<userinput>-</userinput>" instructs <userinput>su</userinput> to -start a new, clean shell.</para> - -</sect1> |