Bruce said: >> I have three questions: >> >> 1. Is the messagebus user necessary for a base LFS instance or is it >> there because it will quickly be needed (say, in BLFS)? > > It is in LFS to make the book as compatible as possible with LFS-systemd > which installs dbus. > >> 2. If the messagebus user is necessary, does it matter that the >> /var/run/dbus folder is missing? > > No. > >> 3. If it matters, then how does the /var/run/dbus folder get created? > > /var/run is a symlink to /run which is a tmpfs created at each boot. > /var/run/dbus is created by dbus when the daemon starts. > > -- Bruce >
Great answer. Thanks. Is there an entry that describes converting from a SysV init system to systemd? I saw the lfs-systemd and blfs-systemd books, but not a here's how to convert a standard lfs system to systemd. What did I miss? - will -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
