7.4. Implementation
7.4.1. System Startup
If everything goes well, the virtual console display should look
similar to the following example:
Connected to tty1 at 38400 bps.
gnu-linux login: |
7.4.2. Add a new user to the system
Log in as root.
Create a new, unprivileged user and new group by appending a line
to the /etc/passwd and
/etc/group files, respectively. Be sure to use a
double greater-than (>>) to avoid accidentally overwriting the
files.
bash# echo "floyd::501:500:User:/home/floyd:/bin/sh" >>/etc/passwd
bash# echo "users::500:" >>/etc/group
bash# mkdir /home/floyd
bash# chown floyd.users /home/floyd
bash# chmod 700 /home/floyd |
7.4.3. Test the new user's ability to use the system
Switch to virtual terminal tty2 by pressing
ALT+F2.
Log in as floyd.
Try the following commands and verify that they work.
bash$ pwd
bash$ ls -l /
bash$ cat /etc/passwd |
Try the following commands and verify that they do not
work.
bash$ ls /root
bash$ /sbin/shutdown -h now
bash$ su - |
7.4.4. System shutdown
Switch back to tty1 where root is logged in.
