Changeset 9e4bed20


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Timestamp:
07/22/2005 04:04:49 PM (19 years ago)
Author:
Randy McMurchy <randy@…>
Branches:
10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.0, 6.2.0-rc1, 6.2.0-rc2, 6.3, 6.3-rc1, 6.3-rc2, 6.3-rc3, 7.10, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal
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Parents:
e45ae14c
Message:

Added textual updates to the 'Adding Users' section

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@4759 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

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  • general.ent

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    1 <!ENTITY day          "21">
     1<!ENTITY day          "22">
    22<!ENTITY month        "07">
    33<!ENTITY year         "2005">
    44<!ENTITY version      "svn-&year;&month;&day;">
    5 <!ENTITY releasedate  "July &day;st, &year;">
     5<!ENTITY releasedate  "July &day;nd, &year;">
    66<!ENTITY pubdate      "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP -->
    77<!ENTITY blfs-version "svn">                  <!-- svn|[release #] -->

  • introduction/welcome/changelog.xml

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    2525  <itemizedlist>
    2626   
     27    <listitem>
     28      <para>July 22nd 2005 [randy]: Added textual updates to the "After LFS
     29      Configuration" chapter.</para>
     30    </listitem>
     31
    2732    <listitem>
    2833      <para>July 21st 2005 [randy]: Added additional text to the "Conventions"

  • postlfs/config/skel.xml

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    2626  <para>Together, the <command>/usr/sbin/useradd</command> command and
    2727  <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename> directory (both are easy to
    28   setup and use) provide a way to assure new users are added on your LFS
    29   system with the same beginning settings for things like <envar>PATH</envar>,
    30   keyboard processing and environmental variables. Using these two facilities
    31   makes it easier to assure this initial state for each new user.</para>
     28  set up and use) provide a way to assure new users are added to your LFS
     29  system with the same beginning settings for things such as the
     30  <envar>PATH</envar>, keyboard processing and other environmental variables.
     31  Using these two facilities makes it easier to assure this initial state for
     32  each new user added to the system.</para>
    3233
    3334  <para>The <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename> directory holds
    … …  
    4041  <para>The <command>useradd</command> program uses a collection of
    4142  default values kept in <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename>,
    42   if it exists.  If the file does not exist, then it uses some internal
     43  if it exists.  If this file does not exist, then it uses some internal
    4344  defaults.  You can see the default values by running
    4445  <command>/usr/sbin/useradd -D</command>.</para>
    4546
    46   <para>To change these values to something new, create a base <filename>
    47   /etc/default/useradd</filename> file with the same values as the output of
    48   <command>/usr/sbin/useradd -D</command>.  Here is a sample.</para>
     47  <para>To change these values to something new, create a base
     48  <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename> file as the
     49  <systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user with the same values as
     50  the output of <command>/usr/sbin/useradd -D</command>. Here is a
     51  sample:</para>
    4952
    5053<screen><literal># Begin /etc/default/useradd
    … …  
    6063
    6164  <para>The only thing missing from the file is a default shell.  Add that
    62   by running:</para>
     65  by running the following command as the
     66  <systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user:</para>
    6367
    6468<screen role="root"><userinput>/usr/sbin/useradd -D -s/bin/bash</userinput></screen>
    … …  
    6771  <envar>SHELL</envar>=/bin/bash.</para>
    6872
    69   <para><command>Useradd</command> has many parameters that
    70   can be set in the <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename> file.</para>
    71 
    72   <para>For more information see <command>man useradd</command>.</para>
     73  <para><command>useradd</command> has many parameters that
     74  can be set in the <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename> file. For more
     75  information see <command>man useradd</command>.</para>
    7376
    7477  <bridgehead renderas="sect5">/etc/skel</bridgehead>
    7578
    76   <para>To get started, create an <filename
    77   class="directory">/etc/skel</filename> directory and make sure it is
    78   writable only by the system administrator, usually <systemitem
    79   class="username">root</systemitem>. Creating the
    80   directory as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> is
    81   the best way to go.</para>
     79  <para>To get started, create an
     80  <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename> directory and make sure it
     81  is writable only by the system administrator, usually
     82  <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>. Creating the directory as
     83  <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> is the best way to go.</para>
    8284
    8385  <para>The mode of any files from this part of the book that you put in
    … …  
    111113  will remind you of this. In brief, the book's commands have been written for
    112114  files <emphasis>not</emphasis> added to
    113   <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename> and just send the results to
    114   the user's home directory. If the file is going to be in
     115  <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename> and instead just sends the
     116  results to the user's home directory. If the file is going to be in
    115117  <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename>, change the book's command(s)
    116118  to send output there instead and then just copy the file from
    … …  
    126128  <command>useradd</command> to create the user's home directory and
    127129  copy files from <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename> (can be
    128   overridden) to the new user's home directory.  For example:</para>
     130  overridden) to the new user's home directory.  For example (perform as the
     131  <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user):</para>
    129132
    130133<screen role="root"><userinput>useradd -m <replaceable>[newuser]</replaceable></userinput></screen>
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