Changeset 9b020e6

Timestamp:

07/13/06 10:40:23 (7 years ago)

Author:

Chris Staub <chris@…>

Branches:

('master', '5ea4e55860c61746fb61f12cd3c83d270ee17451')('clfs-1.2', '0d1a577466382847256b44170acecbd2e8cdc0c5')('simp', '271d1f963630b9cb390baf1ee2d8bdfe7d14e340')('systemd', 'ec008670fee2dc8086a6ce805d4831378d59895d')

Children:

ed75ef4ff5b237a5453b9f3e224dd7530da1a953

Parents:

a10b1bd89d646b513727566b76127d6ff50d59aa

git-author:

Chris Staub <chris@beaker67.com>2006-07-13 10:40:23+00:00

git-committer:

Chris Staub <chris@beaker67.com>2006-07-13 10:40:23+00:00

Message:

Some text cleanups to user/group descriptions

File:

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

BOOK/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>