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diff --git a/chapter05/pwdgroup.xml b/chapter05/pwdgroup.xml index eb5d77f4a..e8c25881f 100644 --- a/chapter05/pwdgroup.xml +++ b/chapter05/pwdgroup.xml @@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ <para>In order for the user and group root to be recognized and to be able to login, there needs to be an entry in the /etc/passwd and /etc/group file. -Besides the group root a couple of other groups are recommended and needed by +Besides the group root, a couple of other groups are recommended and needed by packages. The groups with their GID's below aren't part of any standard. The LSB only recommends besides a group root a group bin to be present with GID 1. Other group names and GID's can be chosen by the user. Well written packages don't depend on GID numbers but just use the group -name, since it doesn't matter all that much what GID a group has. Since there -aren't any standards for groups I won't follow any conventions used by -Debian, RedHat and others. The groups added here are the groups the +name, since it doesn't matter which GID a group has. Since there +aren't any standards for groups The groups created here are the groups the MAKEDEV script (the script that creates the device files in the /dev directory) mentions.</para> |