Changeset 599e966 in clfs-sysroot

Timestamp:

Jul 9, 2006, 12:05:53 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

Joe Ciccone <jciccone@…>

Branches:

master

Children:

7544b10

Parents:

5d6eb6e

Message:

Updated a few of the descriptions about optional users/groups.

File:

• BOOK/final-preps/creatingfiles.xml (modified) (5 diffs)

BOOK/final-preps/creatingfiles.xml

@@ -24 +24 @@
 
   <indexterm zone="ch-final-preps-creatingfiles">
-    <primary sortas="e-${CLFS}/var/log/btmp">/var/log/btmp</primary>
+    <primary sortas="e-/var/log/btmp">/var/log/btmp</primary>
   </indexterm>
 
@@ -56 +56 @@
 
   <para>The actual password for <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
-  (the <quote>x</quote> used here is just a placeholder) will be set later.</para>
-
-  <variablelist os="b"><!--TO BE WRITTEN: more text describing additional users-->
+  (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">
 
     <title>Additional users you may want to add:</title>
@@ -83 +84 @@
       <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>
@@ -89 +90 @@
       <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>
@@ -189 +190 @@
       <term><literal>users:x:100:</literal></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>To be written</para>
+        <para>The default GID used by shadow for new users</para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>