@@ -296,10 +296,12 @@ Before we install more software, we must make sure that our password, group and
#####debianutils (
We install debianutils to provide the `tempfile` command needed by one of `base-passwd`'s installation scripts. Without this command, installation of `base-passwd` will fail.
`apt-get install debianutils`
#####base-passwd
We install `base-passwd` to provide standard the standard minimal `/etc/passwd` and `/etc/group` files, which are the same across all debian systems. It does this by running the `update-passwd` binary upon its installation.
`apt-get install base-passwd`
#####Creating /etc/shadow and /etc/gshadow
@@ -309,22 +311,26 @@ We have to manually create `/etc/shadow` and `/etc/gshadow`, as the `passwd` pac
#####login
We then install the `login` package, which gives us the ability to establish new sessions on the system with `login`, privilege escalation with `su`, the linux pluggable authentication module (PAM) files for both said binaries, a fake shell `/bin/nologin`, and the `/etc/login.defs` file which is essential for group creation. There are more functionalities included with this package, but these are the most mentionable.
`apt-get install login`
#####passwd
We then install `passwd` package, which provides the lion's share of utilities and configuration files used to create and manipulate user and group account information.
`apt-get install passwd`
`apt-get install passwd`
#####adduser
We must also install the `adduser` package, because this provides us with the default `/etc/adduser.conf` file which will be needed to install new users properly.
`apt-get install adduser`
#####Establishing root password and shadowfile entries
With all the aforementioned utilities and packages installed, our system is now capable of the full functionality of user & group account manipulation.
At this point, we should run passwd to change our root password.
`passwd root`
We should then run `pwconv` to convert our /etc/passwd entries into shadow entries in `/etc/shadow`
`pwconv`a
We should then run `pwconv` to convert our /etc/passwd entries into shadow entries in `/etc/shadow`:
