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diff --git a/chapter06/shadowpwd-inst.xml b/chapter06/shadowpwd-inst.xml index d487600e3..9e0069145 100644 --- a/chapter06/shadowpwd-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/shadowpwd-inst.xml @@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ bad login attempts.</para> <para>Shadow hard-wires the path to the <userinput>passwd</userinput> binary within the binary itself, but does this the wrong way. If a <userinput>passwd</userinput> binary is not present before installing Shadow, -the package wrongly assumes it is going to be located at +the package incorrectly assumes it is going to be located at <filename>/bin/passwd</filename>, but then installs it in -<filename>/usr/bin/passwd</filename>. This will lead to weird errors about not -finding <filename>/bin/passwd</filename>. To work around this bug, create a -dummy <filename>passwd</filename> file, so that it gets hard-wired -properly:</para> +<filename>/usr/bin/passwd</filename>. This will lead to errors about not finding +<filename>/bin/passwd</filename>. To work around this bug, create a dummy +<filename>passwd</filename> file, so that it gets hard-wired properly:</para> <para><screen><userinput>touch /usr/bin/passwd</userinput></screen></para> |