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diff --git a/chapter06/pwdgroup.xml b/chapter06/pwdgroup.xml index 05b712710..c26f90ae5 100644 --- a/chapter06/pwdgroup.xml +++ b/chapter06/pwdgroup.xml @@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ <para>In order for <emphasis>root</emphasis> to be able to login and for the name "root" to be recognized, there need to be relevant entries in the <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and -<filename>/etc/group</filename> files.</para> +<filename>/etc/group</filename> files. Also, to support one of the coreutils +tests, we will also create the user and group nobody, which is almost +universally present on Linux computers.</para> <para>Create the <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> file by running the following command:</para> -<para><screen><userinput>echo "root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash" > /etc/passwd</userinput></screen></para> +<para><screen><userinput>cat > /etc/passwd << "EOF"</userinput> +root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash +nobody:x:1000:1000:nobody:/:/bin/bash +<userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para> <para>The actual password for <emphasis>root</emphasis> (the "x" here is just a placeholder) will be set later.</para> @@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ disk:x:8: lp:x:9: dialout:x:10: audio:x:11: +nobody:x:1000: <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para> <para>The created groups aren't part of any standard -- they are the groups |