Changeset 4e2bbfd for boot

Timestamp:

Jul 8, 2006, 8:31:13 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

Chris Staub <chris@…>

Children:

0225b23

Parents:

909748a

Message:

Minor text changes in passwd/group file creation

File:

• boot/common/pwdgroup.xml (modified) (4 diffs)

boot/common/pwdgroup.xml

@@ -48 +48 @@
 
   <para os="a">The actual password for <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
-  (the <quote>x</quote> used here is just a placeholder) will be set
-  later.</para>
+  (the <quote>::</quote> used here is just a placeholder and allow you to login
+  with no password) will be set later.</para>
 
   <variablelist os="b">
@@ -76 +76 @@
       <term><literal>lp:x:10:9:lp:/var/spool/lp:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Used by programs for printing</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -82 +82 @@
       <term><literal>mail:x:30:30:mail:/var/mail:/bin/false</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>Often used by email programs</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -180 +180 @@
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
-      <term><literal>users:x:100:</literal></term>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+      <term><literal>users:x:1000:</literal></term>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>The default GID used by shadow for new users</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>