On Sat, 2007-04-07 at 14:19 -0400, linuxmaillists@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Lets see if I have this. What they mean by the > > ...the corresponding subsystem... is the three directories > listed below from the documentation. > > Directory Description > home User home directories (optional) > lib<qual> Alternate format essential shared libraries (optional) > root Home directory for the root user (optional) If you're asking if they're "optional", then yes. They only need to be there, if you need them. They don't have to be there just for the sake of it. You can have a system without users (including the root user, though that may make things difficult). You don't need that special lib directory, the normal lib files are placed elsewhere. -- (This box runs FC6, my others run FC4 & FC5, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
