Changeset 1254e69

Timestamp:

Jul 13, 2006, 3:40:23 AM (18 years ago)

Author:

Chris Staub <chris@…>

Children:

e13071d

Parents:

d6cd26a

Message:

Some text cleanups to user/group descriptions

File:

• boot/common/pwdgroup.xml (modified) (7 diffs)

boot/common/pwdgroup.xml

@@ -58 +58 @@
       <term><literal>bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>Was recommended for compatibility with legacy applications.</para>
+        <para>Can be useful for compatibility with legacy applications.</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -64 +64 @@
       <term><literal>daemon:x:2:6:daemon:/sbin:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>Was recommended as an unprivileged User ID/Group ID for daemons
-         to execute under in order to limit their access to the system.</para>
+        <para>It is often recommended to use an unprivileged User ID/Group ID
+        for daemons to run as, in order to limit their access to the system.</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -95 +95 @@
       <term><literal>uucp:x:32:32:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>Often used for Unix-to-Unix Copy of files from one server to the next/</para>
+        <para>Often used for Unix-to-Unix Copy of files from one server to the next</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -107 +107 @@
       <term><literal>postmaster:x:51:30:postmaster:/var/spool/mail:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>Is the account that receives all the information of troubles with the mail server</para>
+        <para>Generally used as an account that receives all the information of troubles with the mail server</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -113 +113 @@
       <term><literal>nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>This account is used by NFS.</para>
+        <para>Used by NFS</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -177 +177 @@
       <term><literal>uucp:x:32:uucp</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>Used by the Unix-to-Unix copy users.</para>
+        <para>Used by the Unix-to-Unix copy users</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -196 +196 @@
       <term><literal>nobody:x:65534:</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>This is used by NFS.</para>
+        <para>This is used by NFS</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>