Author: manuel Date: 2005-06-03 11:48:42 -0600 (Fri, 03 Jun 2005) New Revision: 5626
Modified: branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/final-preps/addinguser.xml Log: Indented final-preps/addinguser.xml Modified: branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/final-preps/addinguser.xml =================================================================== --- branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/final-preps/addinguser.xml 2005-06-03 17:48:26 UTC (rev 5625) +++ branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/final-preps/addinguser.xml 2005-06-03 17:48:42 UTC (rev 5626) @@ -1,95 +1,106 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> %general-entities; ]> + <sect1 id="ch-final-preps-addinguser"> -<title>Adding the LFS User</title> -<?dbhtml filename="addinguser.html"?> + <?dbhtml filename="addinguser.html"?> -<para>When logged in as user <emphasis>root</emphasis>, making a -single mistake can damage or destroy a system. Therefore, we recommend -building the packages in this chapter as an unprivileged user. You -could use your own user name, but to make it easier to set up a clean -work environment, create a new user called <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> as -a member of a new group (also named <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>) and use -this user during the installation process. As -<emphasis>root</emphasis>, issue the following commands to add the new -user:</para> + <title>Adding the LFS User</title> + <para>When logged in as user <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, + making a single mistake can damage or destroy a system. Therefore, we + recommend building the packages in this chapter as an unprivileged user. + You could use your own user name, but to make it easier to set up a clean + work environment, create a new user called <systemitem + class="username">lfs</systemitem> as a member of a new group (also named + <systemitem class="groupname">lfs</systemitem>) and use this user during + the installation process. As <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, + issue the following commands to add the new user:</para> + <screen><userinput>groupadd lfs useradd -s /bin/bash -g lfs -m -k /dev/null lfs</userinput></screen> -<para>The meaning of the command line options:</para> + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the command line options:</title> -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>-s /bin/bash</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This makes -<command>bash</command> the default shell for user -<emphasis>lfs</emphasis>.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>-s /bin/bash</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This makes <command>bash</command> the default shell for + user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>-g lfs</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This option adds user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> to group -<emphasis>lfs</emphasis>.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>-g lfs</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This option adds user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> + to group <systemitem class="groupname">lfs</systemitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>-m</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This creates a home -directory for <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>-m</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This creates a home directory for <systemitem + class="username">lfs</systemitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>-k /dev/null</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This parameter -prevents possible copying of files from a skeleton directory (default -is <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename>) by changing the input location to -the special null device.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>-k /dev/null</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This parameter prevents possible copying of files from a skeleton + directory (default is <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename>) + by changing the input location to the special null device.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>lfs</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This is the actual name for the created group and -user.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>lfs</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This is the actual name for the created group and user.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<para>To log in as <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> (as opposed to switching -to user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> when -logged in as <emphasis>root</emphasis>, which does not require the -<emphasis>lfs</emphasis> user to have a -password), give <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> a password:</para> + </variablelist> + <para>To log in as <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> (as + opposed to switching to user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> + when logged in as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, which + does not require the <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> user + to have a password), give <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> + a password:</para> + <screen><userinput>passwd lfs</userinput></screen> -<para>Grant <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> full access to -<filename class="directory">$LFS</filename> -<filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> -by making <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> the directory owner:</para> + <para>Grant <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem> full access to + <filename class="directory">$LFS</filename> and <filename + class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> by making <systemitem + class="username">lfs</systemitem> the directories owner:</para> <screen><userinput>chown lfs $LFS chown lfs $LFS/tools</userinput></screen> -<para>If a separate working directory was created as suggested, we -will show you how to create the directory and give -user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis> ownership of this directory:</para> + <para>If a separate working directory was created as suggested, we will + show you how to create the directory and give user <systemitem + class="username">lfs</systemitem> ownership of this directory:</para> <screen><userinput>install -d $LFS/sources chown lfs $LFS/sources</userinput></screen> -<para>Next, login as user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>. This can be done -via a virtual console, through a display manager, or with the -following substitute user command:</para> + <para>Next, login as user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>. + This can be done via a virtual console, through a display manager, or + with the following substitute user command:</para> <screen><userinput>su - lfs</userinput></screen> -<para>The <quote><parameter>-</parameter></quote> instructs -<command>su</command> to start a login shell as opposed to a non-login -shell. The difference between these two types of shells can be found -in detail in the Bash man and info pages.</para> + <para>The <quote><parameter>-</parameter></quote> instructs + <command>su</command> to start a login shell as opposed to a non-login + shell. The difference between these two types of shells can be found + in detail in the Bash man and info pages.</para> </sect1> - -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
