On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 10:50:07AM -0700, Jim Gifford wrote: > In CLFS, we create all the users and groups, this will solve all issues
Actually, it won't solve all issues. Remember, my focus is on the equal weight of technical correctness and education. Adding all possible groups and rules in one shot (especially when the udev rules are actually a tarball of rules) lessens educational possibilities. If a subsystem (like audio) is completely configured at one time (like the audio chapter of BLFS) then people make the mental link between the subsystem and the voodoo files sitting in /etc/udev/rules.d that they merely copied over at some point during the building of the base system. > It will also simplify the BLFS instructions to adding users to the > appropriate groups. It's not really simplifying, it's obfuscating. > It's a plus for all, eliminates so of tedious work the BLFS has to do > managing users/groups Every once in a great while, BLFS adds a group. Nothing tedious to it. As for rules, it's also a one time thing and then it's basically done. > and gives everyone a full compliment of users/groups to start with. Why should I want a <insert group> when I can't use a <insert device> on a base LFS? What if it is a server? I'll never want an audio or video group. The whole identity of LFS and BLFS is base (LFS) and customized to *your* needs (BLFS). -- Archaic Want control, education, and security from your operating system? Hardened Linux From Scratch http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hlfs -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
