Opened 20 years ago
Closed 20 years ago
#741 closed defect (fixed)
Move log file creation to "Creating the passwd, group and log files"
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| Priority: | lowest | Milestone: | |
| Component: | Book | Version: | CVS |
| Severity: | normal | Keywords: | |
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Description
From MSB:
"I just wanted to take a look at LFS's instructions for creating btmp, wtmp and company. I searched fruitlessly for a while in different sections till it dawned on me that this could be part of Shadow's instructions. I don't think it's appropriate to keep this information there. These files are not Shadow specific. init and agetty and xterm and other programs write to these files, too.
"I think this information could be merged with "Creating the passwd and group files" to form a "Creating the passwd, group and log files" section, or more explicitly "Creating passwd, group, lastlog, utmp, btmp and wtmp"
"That makes the life easier for people who want to go back later to check which of these files need to be manually created and what permissions LFS recommends for them. They can just search the TOC for "utmp" etc.
As discussed on the list, have committed the suggested changes. Closing.