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From: Harald Hoyer <harald-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: Warren Togami <wtogami-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: initramfs <initramfs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: /etc/passwd thoughts
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:14:09 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A3A75E1.3050008@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A39231E.8050700-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

On 06/17/2009 07:08 PM, Warren Togami wrote:
> On 06/17/2009 06:51 AM, Harald Hoyer wrote:
>>> If rpcbind, then write only the necessary user into the initrd's
>>> /etc/passwd. Do not copy the generating system's /etc/passwd.
>>>
>>> Any objections?
>>
>> s.th. like
>>
>> grep $user /etc/passwd >> ${initdir}/etc/passwd
>>
>> ?
>
> Yes, except does the rpcbind user need to run as any userid number in
> particular? rpcbind gets killed before switch_root right? We might be
> able to do this without grep scraping.
>

right, OKFORME :)
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2009-06-18 17:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-06-12 20:19 /etc/passwd thoughts Warren Togami
     [not found] ` <4A32B84E.8090603-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-12 20:20   ` Bill Nottingham
     [not found]     ` <20090612202045.GA30968-Zdt1ptygihhQcNjhGXsBABcY2uh10dtjAL8bYrjMMd8@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-12 20:23       ` Warren Togami
     [not found]         ` <4A32B94E.10902-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-12 21:21           ` Seewer Philippe
     [not found]             ` <4A32C6CF.9010802-omB+W0Dpw2o@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-13  2:12               ` David Dillow
     [not found]                 ` <1244859170.18551.9.camel-1q1vX8mYZiGLUyTwlgNVppKKF0rrzTr+@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-13  4:04                   ` Seewer Philippe
2009-06-16 18:42                   ` Warren Togami
     [not found]                     ` <4A38CABB.9070900@redhat.com>
     [not found]                       ` <4A38CABB.9070900-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-17 17:08                         ` Warren Togami
     [not found]                           ` <4A39231E.8050700-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-06-18 17:14                             ` Harald Hoyer [this message]

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