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User lfs has All $LFS Permissions, but Make Install Fails b/c Permission Denied

First try in LFS, permitted operation not permitted.

I'm following step-by-careful-step the process described in the LFS Handbook from the March 5, 2026 for stable systemd. Booting with the April Gentoo CD.

I have repeated the instructions many times, trying to learn along the way, for weeks. Naturally, I have to shut off down my system and resume later. As stated in the handbook, I have to remount the $LFS filesystems, recreate the lfs group and user and reconfig bash each time.

My $LFS/sources directory contains nothing but tarballs and patches. No error-created files, hidden or otherwise, have been left behind to contaminate the build.

My next step would be to zap all partitions and start from scratch, but before I do that I'm checking in here with those who have made this journey before me. Any ideas?

u/boomershot67 — 10 hours ago