Until you get to the bit where it tells you to set up the lfs user, sudo everything. Btw if you want a root shell, sudo su On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 16:56 -0500, Clyde Forrester wrote: > I'm on my third attempt at LFS, so I'm going to get picky as I read through. > > First some history. My first attempt at LFS was from a 64 bit Ubuntu. > Wasn't possible. Second attempt was CLFS and I bogged down. Now I have > 32 bit Kubuntu (on a 64 bit AMD). > > Now the pickiness. In part 2.3 I'm guessing I should be root when making > partitions. Maybe I missed it. It doesn't seem to say. Of course I can > never really be root. I have to sudo wherever it is appropriate. > > Then in 2.4 it becomes less obvious. When I mkdir the /mnt/lfs directory > should I be root instead of user1? Does it matter? Remember that I have > to sudo if it does matter. > > In 3.1 you specifically say to execute the mkdir as root. I think it > logically follows that the chmod must be as root, but it doesn't say, > and I'm not sure. I think it gets snarky if I don't. > > Sorry if I'm being a pain, but I tend to be very thorough about > procedures. Murphy's Law feeds on ambiguity. > > Clyde Forrester -- Alec Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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