Author: jim
Date: 2006-07-13 05:47:44 -0600 (Thu, 13 Jul 2006)
New Revision: 1990
Modified:
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trunk/BOOK/boot/common/pwdgroup.xml
Log:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (orig r2100): [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 2006-07-13 03:40:23 -0700
Some text cleanups to user/group descriptions
Property changes on:
___________________________________________________________________
Name: svk:merge
- b6734a72-470d-0410-b049-f317dca95413:/:2096
+ b6734a72-470d-0410-b049-f317dca95413:/:2100
Modified: trunk/BOOK/boot/common/pwdgroup.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/boot/common/pwdgroup.xml 2006-07-13 07:47:42 UTC (rev 1989)
+++ trunk/BOOK/boot/common/pwdgroup.xml 2006-07-13 11:47:44 UTC (rev 1990)
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/bin/false</literal></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Was recommended for compatibility with legacy
applications.</para>
+ <para>Can be useful for compatibility with legacy applications.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>daemon:x:2:6:daemon:/sbin:/bin/false</literal></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Was recommended as an unprivileged User ID/Group ID for daemons
- to execute under in order to limit their access to the system.</para>
+ <para>It is often recommended to use an unprivileged User ID/Group ID
+ for daemons to run as, in order to limit their access to the
system.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>uucp:x:32:32:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/bin/false</literal></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Often used for Unix-to-Unix Copy of files from one server to the
next/</para>
+ <para>Often used for Unix-to-Unix Copy of files from one server to the
next</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>postmaster:x:51:30:postmaster:/var/spool/mail:/bin/false</literal></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Is the account that receives all the information of troubles
with the mail server</para>
+ <para>Generally used as an account that receives all the information
of troubles with the mail server</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/:/bin/false</literal></term>
<listitem>
- <para>This account is used by NFS.</para>
+ <para>Used by NFS</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>uucp:x:32:uucp</literal></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Used by the Unix-to-Unix copy users.</para>
+ <para>Used by the Unix-to-Unix copy users</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>nobody:x:65534:</literal></term>
<listitem>
- <para>This is used by NFS.</para>
+ <para>This is used by NFS</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
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