lfs-book/chapter06/pwdgroup.xml

<sect1 id="ch06-pwdgroup">
<title>Creating the passwd and group files</title>
<?dbhtml filename="pwdgroup.html" dir="chapter06"?>

<para>In order for <emphasis>root</emphasis> to be able to login and for the 
name "root" to be recognized, there need to be relevant entries in the 
<filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and <filename>/etc/group</filename> files.</para>

<para>Create the <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> file by running the following 
command:</para>

<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/passwd &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
<userinput>EOF</userinput></screen>

<para>The actual password for <emphasis>root</emphasis> (the "x" here is just a 
placeholder) will be set later.</para>

<para>Create the <filename>/etc/group</filename> file by running the following 
command:</para>

<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/group &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
root:x:0:
bin:x:1:
sys:x:2:
kmem:x:3:
tty:x:4:
tape:x:5:
daemon:x:6:
floppy:x:7:
disk:x:8:
lp:x:9:
dialout:x:10:
audio:x:11:
<userinput>EOF</userinput></screen>

<para>The created groups aren't part of any standard -- they are the groups 
that the MAKEDEV script in the next section uses. Besides the group "root", the 
LSB (<ulink url="http://www.linuxbase.org"/>) recommends only a group "bin", 
with a GID of 1, be present. All other group names and GIDs can be chosen 
freely by the user, as well-written packages don't depend on GID numbers but 
use the group's name.</para>

<para>Lastly, we re-login to the chroot environment.  User name and group name
resolution will start working immediately after the 
<filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and <filename>/etc/group</filename> files are 
created, because we installed a full Glibc in Chapter 5.  This will get rid of 
the <quote>I have no name!</quote> prompt.</para>

<screen><userinput>exec /tools/bin/bash --login +h</userinput></screen>


</sect1>