Author: krejzi Date: Sun Mar 10 13:53:27 2013 New Revision: 11084 Log: Add an unprivileged user to ntp instructions and modify bootscript to start ntpd as that user.
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent trunk/BOOK/networking/netprogs/ntp.xml trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/users.xml trunk/bootscripts/blfs/init.d/ntpd Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent ============================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general.ent Sun Mar 10 12:22:54 2013 (r11083) +++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent Sun Mar 10 13:53:27 2013 (r11084) @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ <!ENTITY lfs-vim-version "7.3"> <!-- End LFS versions --> -<!ENTITY blfs-bootscripts-version "20130212"> +<!ENTITY blfs-bootscripts-version "20130310"> <!ENTITY blfs-bootscripts-download "&downloads-root;/blfs-bootscripts-&blfs-bootscripts-version;.tar.bz2"> <!ENTITY blfs-wiki "http://wiki.&lfs-domainname;/blfs/wiki";> Modified: trunk/BOOK/networking/netprogs/ntp.xml ============================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/networking/netprogs/ntp.xml Sun Mar 10 12:22:54 2013 (r11083) +++ trunk/BOOK/networking/netprogs/ntp.xml Sun Mar 10 13:53:27 2013 (r11084) @@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of ntp</title> + <para> + There should be a dedicated user and group to take control + of the <command>ntpd</command> daemon after it is + started. Issue the following commands as the + <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user: + </para> + +<screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -g 87 ntp && +useradd -c "Network Time Protocol" -d /var/lib/ntp -u 87 \ + -g ntp -s /bin/false ntp</userinput></screen> + <para>Install <application>ntp</application> by running the following commands:</para> Modified: trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/users.xml ============================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/users.xml Sun Mar 10 12:22:54 2013 (r11083) +++ trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/users.xml Sun Mar 10 13:53:27 2013 (r11084) @@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ <row><entry>avahi </entry><entry>84</entry><entry>84</entry></row> <row><entry>avahi-autoipd</entry><entry>85</entry><entry>85</entry></row> <row><entry>netdev </entry><entry> </entry><entry>86</entry></row> + <row><entry>ntp </entry><entry>87</entry><entry>87</entry></row> <row><entry>anonymous</entry><entry>98</entry><entry> </entry></row> <row><entry>nobody </entry><entry>99</entry><entry> </entry></row> <row><entry>nogroup </entry><entry> </entry><entry>99</entry></row> Modified: trunk/bootscripts/blfs/init.d/ntpd ============================================================================== --- trunk/bootscripts/blfs/init.d/ntpd Sun Mar 10 12:22:54 2013 (r11083) +++ trunk/bootscripts/blfs/init.d/ntpd Sun Mar 10 13:53:27 2013 (r11084) @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ case "$1" in start) log_info_msg "Starting ntpd..." - start_daemon /usr/sbin/ntpd -g + start_daemon /usr/sbin/ntpd -g -u ntp:ntp evaluate_retval ;; -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
