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diff --git a/chapter05/changingowner.xml b/chapter05/changingowner.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 96a15b027..000000000 --- a/chapter05/changingowner.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-tools-changingowner"> - <?dbhtml filename="changingowner.html"?> - - <title>Changing Ownership</title> - - <note> - <para>The commands in the remainder of this book must be performed while - logged in as user <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> and no - longer as user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>. Also, double - check that <envar>$LFS</envar> is set in <systemitem - class="username">root</systemitem>'s environment.</para> - </note> - - <para>Currently, the <filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> directory - is owned by the user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>, a user - that exists only on the host system. If the <filename - class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> directory is kept as is, the files are - owned by a user ID without a corresponding account. This is dangerous because - a user account created later could get this same user ID and would own the - <filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> directory and all the files - therein, thus exposing these files to possible malicious manipulation.</para> - - <para>To avoid this issue, you could add the <systemitem - class="username">lfs</systemitem> user to the new LFS system later when - creating the <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> file, taking care to assign it - the same user and group IDs as on the host system. Better yet, change the - ownership of the <filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> directory to - user <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> by running the following - command:</para> - -<screen><userinput>chown -R root:root $LFS/tools</userinput></screen> - - <para>Although the <filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> directory - can be deleted once the LFS system has been finished, it can be retained to build - additional LFS systems <emphasis>of the same book version</emphasis>. How best - to backup <filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> is a matter of - personal preference.</para> - - <caution> - <para>If you intend to keep the temporary tools for use in building future LFS - systems, <emphasis>now</emphasis> is the time to back them up. Subsequent - commands in chapter 6 will alter the tools currently in place, rendering them - useless for future builds.</para> - </caution> - -</sect1> |