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ref-manual: Edits to fix up how GID and UIDs are handled.

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Some review edits to change the useradd-staticids class and the
related USERADD* variables. Input from Paul Eggleton.

(From yocto-docs rev: 9b94046721a971de41d2062a48d624e06dcf17f0)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Scott Rifenbark
2014-04-07 14:46:03 -07:00
committed by Richard Purdie
parent 90d52bd51e
commit 68a55c8ff7
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@@ -7853,26 +7853,24 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
</para>
<para>
The default behavior for the build system is to look in
When applying static group identification
(<filename>gid</filename>) values, the OpenEmbedded build
system looks in
<link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>
for a <filename>files/group</filename> file and then dynamically
apply <filename>uid</filename> values.
However, you can override this behavior by using the
<link linkend='var-USERADDEXTENSION'><filename>USERADDEXTENSION</filename></link>
variable.
When you do use static values, you must also set the
<filename>USERADD_GID_TABLES</filename> variable in your
<filename>local.conf</filename> file as follows:
for a <filename>files/group</filename> file and then applies
those <filename>uid</filename> values.
Set the variable as follows in your
<filename>local.conf</filename> file:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
USERADD_GID_TABLES = "files/group"
</literallayout>
</para>
<note>
When using static information for user adds, you must
also use the
<link linkend='var-USERADD_UID_TABLES'><filename>USERADD_UID_TABLES</filename></link>
variable.
Setting the
<link linkend='var-USERADDEXTENSION'><filename>USERADDEXTENSION</filename></link>
variable to "useradd-staticids" causes the build system
to use static <filename>gid</filename> values.
</note>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -7887,26 +7885,24 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
</para>
<para>
The default behavior for the build system is to look in
When applying static user identification
(<filename>uid</filename>) values, the OpenEmbedded build
system looks in
<link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>
for the <filename>files/passwd</filename> file and
then dynamically apply <filename>uid</filename> values.
However, you can override this behavior by using the
<link linkend='var-USERADDEXTENSION'><filename>USERADDEXTENSION</filename></link>
variable.
When you do use static values, you must also set the
<filename>USERADD_UID_TABLES</filename> variable in your
<filename>local.conf</filename> file as follows:
for a <filename>files/passwd</filename> file and then applies
those <filename>uid</filename> values.
Set the variable as follows in your
<filename>local.conf</filename> file:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
USERADD_UID_TABLES = "files/passwd"
</literallayout>
</para>
<note>
When using static information for group adds, you must
also use the
<link linkend='var-USERADD_GID_TABLES'><filename>USERADD_GID_TABLES</filename></link>
variable.
Setting the
<link linkend='var-USERADDEXTENSION'><filename>USERADDEXTENSION</filename></link>
variable to "useradd-staticids" causes the build system
to use static <filename>uid</filename> values.
</note>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -7976,7 +7972,11 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
OpenEmbedded build system to base all user and group
additions on a static
<filename>passwd</filename> and
<filename>group</filename> files.
<filename>group</filename> files found in
<link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>.
</para>
<para>
To use static user identification (<filename>uid</filename>)
and group identification (<filename>gid</filename>)
values, set the variable