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From: Ned Ludd <solar@g.o>
Subject: Re: Adding new users when using buildroot?
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:27:00 -0700
On Fri, 2009-09-04 at 18:18 +0100, Ed W wrote:
> Hi, I am building a small buildroot using say:
> 
> ROOT=/var/embedded/builds/base1 PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT=/var/embedded/portage 
> emerge -v dropbear
> 
> The end result seems to be that I get my new user added to the build 
> system, but not to the ROOT= system.  I have seen a few people report 
> issues when using packages, but is this just a known limitation of 
> recent portage or do I need some other commandline incantations?
> 
> Obviously plenty of other ways to solve this, but curious if there is a 
> solution within the portage build process?


buildroot is not the best term to use when refering to
portage/gentoo/embedded. It just confuses people. 
Reason being.. http://buildroot.org/


As for users not being added in $ROOT. Yes you are right and sadly this
is a known limitation of portage/pam/and friends right now.


-- 
Ned Ludd <solar@g.o>
Gentoo Linux



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