Author: randy
Date: 2007-10-16 07:49:09 -0600 (Tue, 16 Oct 2007)
New Revision: 7118
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/skel.xml
Log:
Modified the 'Configuring for Adding Users' page to reflect that the
/etc/default/useradd file is now created in LFS - Thanks to Chris Staub for the
suggestion
Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2007-10-16 13:26:18 UTC
(rev 7117)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2007-10-16 13:49:09 UTC
(rev 7118)
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
<para>October 16th, 2007</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
+ <para>[randy] - Modified the 'Configuring for Adding Users' page
+ to reflect that the /etc/default/useradd file is now created in
+ LFS. Thanks to Chris Staub for the suggestion.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>[randy] - Fixed numerous typos and ommisions, along with
several corrections by applying patches from Chris Staub. Thanks,
Chris.</para>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/skel.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/skel.xml 2007-10-16 13:26:18 UTC (rev 7117)
+++ trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/skel.xml 2007-10-16 13:49:09 UTC (rev 7118)
@@ -36,44 +36,24 @@
new user's home directory when the <command>/usr/sbin/useradd</command>
program adds the new user.</para>
-<bridgehead renderas="sect5">Useradd</bridgehead>
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Useradd</bridgehead>
<para>The <command>useradd</command> program uses a collection of
- default values kept in <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename>,
- if it exists. If this file does not exist, then it uses some internal
- defaults. You can see the default values by running
+ default values kept in <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename>. This file
+ is created in a base LFS installation by the
+ <application>Shadow</application> package. If it has been removed or renamed,
+ the <command>useradd</command> program uses some internal defaults. You can
+ see the default values by running
<command>/usr/sbin/useradd -D</command>.</para>
- <para>To change these values to something new, create a base
+ <para>To change these values, simply modify the
<filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename> file as the
- <systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user with the same values as
- the output of <command>/usr/sbin/useradd -D</command>. Here is a
- sample:</para>
+ <systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user. An alternative to
+ directly modifying the file is to run <command>useradd</command> as the
+ <systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user while supplying the
+ desired modifications on the command line. Information on how to do this
+ can be found in the <command>useradd</command> man page.</para>
-<screen><literal># Begin /etc/default/useradd
-
-GROUP=100
-HOME=/home
-INACTIVE=-1
-EXPIRE=
-SHELL=
-SKEL=/etc/skel
-
-# End /etc/default/useradd</literal></screen>
-
- <para>The only thing missing from the file is a default shell. Add that
- by running the following command as the
- <systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user:</para>
-
-<screen role="root"><userinput>/usr/sbin/useradd -D
-s/bin/bash</userinput></screen>
-
- <para>This will set the <envar>SHELL</envar>= line to
- <envar>SHELL</envar>=/bin/bash.</para>
-
- <para><command>useradd</command> has many parameters that
- can be set in the <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename> file. For more
- information see <command>man useradd</command>.</para>
-
<bridgehead renderas="sect5">/etc/skel</bridgehead>
<para>To get started, create an
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