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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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* man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE.xml, man/login.defs.d/DEFAULT_HOME.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENVIRON_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_TZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAIL_DELAY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAILLOG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAKE_SHELL.xml, man/login.defs.d/FTMP_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/HUSHLOGIN_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ISSUE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LASTLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_TIMEOUT.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_OK_LOGINS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOG_UNKFAIL_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MOTD_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/NOLOGINS_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_ALWAYS_WARN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_CHANGE_TRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_LEN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/QUOTAS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SULOG_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SU_NAME.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_WHEEL_ONLY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYTYPE_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ULIMIT.xml, man/login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml:
New documentation of login.defs variables.
* man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Updated. It now contains the
MAIL_FILE documentation.
* man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Updated. Mentions %s.
* man/pwconv.8.xml, man/groupmems.8.xml, man/groupdel.8.xml,
man/useradd.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml, man/groupadd.8.xml,
man/sulogin.8.xml, man/newgrp.1.xml, man/usermod.8.xml,
man/su.1.xml, man/vipw.8.xml, man/passwd.1.xml,
man/groupmod.8.xml, man/login.1.xml, man/userdel.8.xml,
man/grpck.8.xml: Added CONFIGURATION section.
* man/generate_mans.mak: The generations of manpages depends on
the variables from the Makefiles. Add the dependency on Makefile.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs variable documented.
* man/Makefile.am: Added XML variable documentation to the
distributed files.
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY GID_MAX SYSTEM "login.defs.d/GID_MAX.xml">
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<!ENTITY MAIL_DIR SYSTEM "login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml">
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<!ENTITY MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP SYSTEM "login.defs.d/MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP.xml">
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<!ENTITY PASS_MAX_DAYS SYSTEM "login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_DAYS.xml">
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<!ENTITY PASS_MIN_DAYS SYSTEM "login.defs.d/PASS_MIN_DAYS.xml">
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<!ENTITY PASS_WARN_AGE SYSTEM "login.defs.d/PASS_WARN_AGE.xml">
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<!ENTITY SYS_GID_MAX SYSTEM "login.defs.d/SYS_GID_MAX.xml">
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<!ENTITY SYS_UID_MAX SYSTEM "login.defs.d/SYS_UID_MAX.xml">
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* man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE.xml, man/login.defs.d/DEFAULT_HOME.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENVIRON_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_TZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAIL_DELAY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAILLOG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAKE_SHELL.xml, man/login.defs.d/FTMP_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/HUSHLOGIN_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ISSUE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LASTLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_TIMEOUT.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_OK_LOGINS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOG_UNKFAIL_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MOTD_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/NOLOGINS_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_ALWAYS_WARN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_CHANGE_TRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_LEN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/QUOTAS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SULOG_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SU_NAME.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_WHEEL_ONLY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYTYPE_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ULIMIT.xml, man/login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml:
New documentation of login.defs variables.
* man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Updated. It now contains the
MAIL_FILE documentation.
* man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Updated. Mentions %s.
* man/pwconv.8.xml, man/groupmems.8.xml, man/groupdel.8.xml,
man/useradd.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml, man/groupadd.8.xml,
man/sulogin.8.xml, man/newgrp.1.xml, man/usermod.8.xml,
man/su.1.xml, man/vipw.8.xml, man/passwd.1.xml,
man/groupmod.8.xml, man/login.1.xml, man/userdel.8.xml,
man/grpck.8.xml: Added CONFIGURATION section.
* man/generate_mans.mak: The generations of manpages depends on
the variables from the Makefiles. Add the dependency on Makefile.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs variable documented.
* man/Makefile.am: Added XML variable documentation to the
distributed files.
2007-12-09 04:54:40 +05:30
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<!ENTITY UID_MAX SYSTEM "login.defs.d/UID_MAX.xml">
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<!ENTITY UMASK SYSTEM "login.defs.d/UMASK.xml">
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<!ENTITY USERGROUPS_ENAB SYSTEM "login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml">
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* man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE.xml, man/login.defs.d/DEFAULT_HOME.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENVIRON_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_TZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAIL_DELAY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAILLOG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAKE_SHELL.xml, man/login.defs.d/FTMP_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/HUSHLOGIN_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ISSUE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LASTLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_TIMEOUT.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_OK_LOGINS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOG_UNKFAIL_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MOTD_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/NOLOGINS_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_ALWAYS_WARN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_CHANGE_TRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_LEN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/QUOTAS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SULOG_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SU_NAME.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_WHEEL_ONLY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYTYPE_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ULIMIT.xml, man/login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml:
New documentation of login.defs variables.
* man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Updated. It now contains the
MAIL_FILE documentation.
* man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Updated. Mentions %s.
* man/pwconv.8.xml, man/groupmems.8.xml, man/groupdel.8.xml,
man/useradd.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml, man/groupadd.8.xml,
man/sulogin.8.xml, man/newgrp.1.xml, man/usermod.8.xml,
man/su.1.xml, man/vipw.8.xml, man/passwd.1.xml,
man/groupmod.8.xml, man/login.1.xml, man/userdel.8.xml,
man/grpck.8.xml: Added CONFIGURATION section.
* man/generate_mans.mak: The generations of manpages depends on
the variables from the Makefiles. Add the dependency on Makefile.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs variable documented.
* man/Makefile.am: Added XML variable documentation to the
distributed files.
2007-12-09 04:54:40 +05:30
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]>
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<refentry id='useradd.8'>
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<!-- $Id$ -->
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>useradd</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">System Management Commands</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv id='name'>
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<refname>useradd</refname>
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<refpurpose>create a new user or update default new user information</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>useradd</command>
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<arg choice='opt'>
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<replaceable>options</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>useradd</command>
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<arg choice='plain'>-D </arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>useradd</command>
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<arg choice='plain'>-D </arg>
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<arg choice='opt'>
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<replaceable>options</replaceable>
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</arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1 id='description'>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>
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When invoked without the <option>-D</option> option, the
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<command>useradd</command> command creates a new user account using
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the values specified on the command line plus the default values from
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the system. Depending on command line options, the
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<command>useradd</command> command
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will update system files and may also create the new user's home
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directory and copy initial files.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='options'>
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<title>OPTIONS</title>
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<para>The options which apply to the <command>useradd</command> command are:
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</para>
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<variablelist remap='IP'>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-b</option>, <option>--base-dir</option>
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<replaceable>BASE_DIR</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The default base directory for the system if <option>-d</option>
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<replaceable>HOME_DIR</replaceable> is not specified.
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<replaceable>BASE_DIR</replaceable> is
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concatenated with the account name to define the home directory.
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If the <option>-m</option> option is not used,
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<replaceable>BASE_DIR</replaceable> must exist.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-c</option>, <option>--comment</option>
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<replaceable>COMMENT</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Any text string. It is generally a short description of the
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login, and is currently used as the field for the user's full
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name.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-d</option>, <option>--home</option>
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<replaceable>HOME_DIR</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The new user will be created using
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<replaceable>HOME_DIR</replaceable> as the value for the user's
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login directory. The default is to append the
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<replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable> name to
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<replaceable>BASE_DIR</replaceable> and use that as the login
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directory name. The directory <replaceable>HOME_DIR</replaceable>
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does not have to exist but will not be created if it is missing.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-D</option>, <option>--defaults</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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See below, the subsection "Changing the default values".
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-e</option>, <option>--expiredate</option>
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<replaceable>EXPIRE_DATE</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The date on which the user account will be disabled. The date is
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specified in the format <emphasis remap='I'>YYYY-MM-DD</emphasis>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-f</option>, <option>--inactive</option>
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<replaceable>INACTIVE</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The number of days after a password expires until the account is
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permanently disabled. A value of 0 disables the account as soon
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as the password has expired, and a value of -1 disables the
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feature. The default value is -1.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-g</option>, <option>--gid</option>
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<replaceable>GROUP</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The group name or number of the user's initial login group. The
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group name must exist. A group number must refer to an already
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existing group. The default group number is 1 or whatever is
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specified in <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-G</option>, <option>--groups</option>
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<replaceable>GROUP1</replaceable>[<emphasis remap='I'>,GROUP2,...</emphasis>[<emphasis remap='I'>,GROUPN</emphasis>]]]
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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A list of supplementary groups which the user is also a member
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of. Each group is separated from the next by a comma, with no
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intervening whitespace. The groups are subject to the same
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restrictions as the group given with the <option>-g</option>
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option. The default is for the user to belong only to the
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initial group.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Display help message and exit.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-k</option>, <option>--skel</option>
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<replaceable>SKEL_DIR</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The skeleton directory, which contains files and directories
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to be copied in the user's home directory, when the home
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directory is created by <command>useradd</command>.
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</para>
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<para>
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This option is only valid if the <option>-m</option> (or
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<option>--create-home</option>) option is specified.
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</para>
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<para>
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If this option is not set, the skeleton directory is defined
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in <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename> or, by default,
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<filename>/etc/skel</filename>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-K</option>, <option>--key</option>
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<replaceable>KEY</replaceable>=<replaceable>VALUE</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Overrides /etc/login.defs defaults (UID_MIN, UID_MAX, UMASK,
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PASS_MAX_DAYS and others).
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<para>
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</para>
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Example: <option>-K </option><replaceable>PASS_MAX_DAYS</replaceable>=<replaceable>-1</replaceable>
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|
can be used when creating system account to turn off password
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ageing, even though system account has no password at all.
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|
Multiple <option>-K</option> options can be specified, e.g.:
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<option>-K </option>
|
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<replaceable>UID_MIN</replaceable>=<replaceable>100</replaceable>
|
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<option> -K </option>
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|
<replaceable>UID_MAX</replaceable>=<replaceable>499</replaceable>
|
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</para>
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|
<para>
|
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|
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Note: <option>-K </option>
|
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|
|
|
<replaceable>UID_MIN</replaceable>=<replaceable>10</replaceable>,<replaceable>UID_MAX</replaceable>=<replaceable>499</replaceable>
|
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|
|
doesn't work yet.
|
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|
</para>
|
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|
|
|
</listitem>
|
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|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
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|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term><option>-l</option></term>
|
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|
|
<listitem>
|
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|
|
<para>
|
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|
|
Do not add the user to the lastlog and faillog databases.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
By default, the user's entries in the lastlog and faillog
|
|
|
|
databases are resetted to avoid reusing the entry from a previously
|
|
|
|
deleted user.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
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|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term>
|
|
|
|
<option>-m</option>, <option>--create-home</option>
|
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
Create the user's home directory if it does not exist.
|
|
|
|
The files and directories contained in the skeleton directory
|
|
|
|
(which can be defined with the <option>-k</option> option)
|
|
|
|
will be copied to the home directory.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
By default, no home directories are created.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
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|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term>
|
|
|
|
<option>-N</option>, <option>--no-user-group</option>
|
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
Do not create a group with the same name as the user, but
|
|
|
|
add the user to the group specified by the <option>-g</option>
|
|
|
|
option or by the GROUP variable in
|
|
|
|
<filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename>.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
The default behavior (if the <option>-g</option>,
|
|
|
|
<option>-N</option>, and <option>-U</option> options are not
|
|
|
|
specified) is defined by the <option>USERGROUPS_ENAB</option>
|
|
|
|
variable in <filename>login.defs</filename>.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
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|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<term>
|
|
|
|
<option>-o</option>, <option>--non-unique</option>
|
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
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|
|
|
<para>Allow the creation of a user account with a duplicate (non-unique) UID.</para>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<term>
|
|
|
|
<option>-p</option>, <option>--password</option>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:34 +05:30
|
|
|
<replaceable>PASSWORD</replaceable>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
The encrypted password, as returned by <citerefentry>
|
|
|
|
<refentrytitle>crypt</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
|
|
|
|
</citerefentry>. The default is to disable the account.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2008-05-20 01:13:24 +05:30
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term>
|
|
|
|
<option>-r</option>, <option>--system</option>
|
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
Create a system account.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
System users will be created with no aging information in
|
2008-05-20 02:23:12 +05:30
|
|
|
<filename>/etc/shadow</filename>, and their numeric
|
|
|
|
identifiers are choosen in the
|
2008-05-20 01:13:24 +05:30
|
|
|
<option>SYS_UID_MIN</option>-<option>SYS_UID_MAX</option>
|
2008-05-20 02:23:12 +05:30
|
|
|
range, defined in <filename>login.defs</filename>, instead of
|
2008-05-20 01:13:24 +05:30
|
|
|
<option>UID_MIN</option>-<option>UID_MAX</option> (and their
|
|
|
|
<option>GID</option> counterparts for the creation of groups).
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<term>
|
|
|
|
<option>-s</option>, <option>--shell</option>
|
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|
|
|
<replaceable>SHELL</replaceable>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
The name of the user's login shell. The default is to leave this
|
|
|
|
field blank, which causes the system to select the default login
|
|
|
|
shell.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<term>
|
|
|
|
<option>-u</option>, <option>--uid</option>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:34 +05:30
|
|
|
<replaceable>UID</replaceable>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
The numerical value of the user's ID. This value must be unique,
|
|
|
|
unless the <option>-o</option> option is used. The value must be
|
|
|
|
non-negative. The default is to use the smallest ID value
|
|
|
|
greater than 999 and greater than every other user. Values
|
|
|
|
between 0 and 999 are typically reserved for system accounts.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2008-02-26 02:33:46 +05:30
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term>
|
|
|
|
<option>-U</option>, <option>--user-group</option>
|
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
Create a group with the same name as the user, and
|
|
|
|
add the user to this group.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
The default behavior (if the <option>-g</option>,
|
|
|
|
<option>-N</option>, and <option>-U</option> options are not
|
|
|
|
specified) is defined by the <option>USERGROUPS_ENAB</option>
|
|
|
|
variable in <filename>login.defs</filename>.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
<refsect2 id='changing_the_default_values'>
|
|
|
|
<title>Changing the default values</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
2007-10-07 20:06:51 +05:30
|
|
|
When invoked with only the <option>-D</option> option,
|
|
|
|
<command>useradd</command> will display the current default values.
|
|
|
|
When invoked with <option>-D</option> plus other options,
|
|
|
|
<command>useradd</command> will update the default values for the
|
|
|
|
specified options. Valid default-changing options are:
|
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|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist remap='IP'>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:57 +05:30
|
|
|
<option>-b</option>, <option>--base-dir</option>
|
|
|
|
<replaceable>BASE_DIR</replaceable>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
2007-10-07 20:06:51 +05:30
|
|
|
The path prefix for a new user's home directory. The
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
user's name will be affixed to the end of
|
2007-10-07 20:06:51 +05:30
|
|
|
<replaceable>BASE_DIR</replaceable> to form the new user's
|
|
|
|
home directory name, if the <option>-d</option> option is not used
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
when creating a new account.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:57 +05:30
|
|
|
<option>-e</option>, <option>--expiredate</option>
|
|
|
|
<replaceable>EXPIRE_DATE</replaceable>
|
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|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>The date on which the user account is disabled.</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:57 +05:30
|
|
|
<option>-f</option>, <option>--inactive</option>
|
|
|
|
<replaceable>INACTIVE</replaceable>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
The number of days after a password has expired before the
|
|
|
|
account will be disabled.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term>
|
|
|
|
<option>-g</option>, <option>--gid</option>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:34 +05:30
|
|
|
<replaceable>GROUP</replaceable>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
The group name or ID for a new user's initial group. The named
|
|
|
|
group must exist, and a numerical group ID must have an
|
|
|
|
existing entry.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term>
|
|
|
|
<option>-s</option>, <option>--shell</option>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:34 +05:30
|
|
|
<replaceable>SHELL</replaceable>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
2007-10-07 20:06:51 +05:30
|
|
|
The name of a new user's login shell.
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
</refsect2>
|
|
|
|
</refsect1>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
<refsect1 id='notes'>
|
|
|
|
<title>NOTES</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>The system administrator is responsible for placing the default
|
|
|
|
user files in the <filename>/etc/skel/</filename> directory.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</refsect1>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
<refsect1 id='caveats'>
|
|
|
|
<title>CAVEATS</title>
|
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|
|
|
<para>
|
2007-11-17 23:43:17 +05:30
|
|
|
You may not add a user to a NIS or LDAP group. This must be
|
|
|
|
performed on the corresponding server.
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</para>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:11 +05:30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
Similarly, if the username already exists in an external user
|
2007-11-17 23:43:17 +05:30
|
|
|
database such as NIS or LDAP, <command>useradd</command> will deny
|
2007-10-07 17:17:11 +05:30
|
|
|
the user account creation request.
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
Usernames must begin with a lower case letter or an underscore, and
|
|
|
|
only lower case letters, underscores, dashes, and dollar signs may
|
2008-08-15 20:55:53 +05:30
|
|
|
follow. In regular expression terms: [a-z_][a-z0-9_-]*[$]?
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
Usernames may only be up to 32 characters long.
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</refsect1>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
|
* man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE.xml, man/login.defs.d/DEFAULT_HOME.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENVIRON_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_TZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAIL_DELAY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAILLOG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAKE_SHELL.xml, man/login.defs.d/FTMP_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/HUSHLOGIN_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ISSUE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LASTLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_TIMEOUT.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_OK_LOGINS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOG_UNKFAIL_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MOTD_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/NOLOGINS_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_ALWAYS_WARN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_CHANGE_TRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_LEN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/QUOTAS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SULOG_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SU_NAME.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_WHEEL_ONLY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYTYPE_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ULIMIT.xml, man/login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml:
New documentation of login.defs variables.
* man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Updated. It now contains the
MAIL_FILE documentation.
* man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Updated. Mentions %s.
* man/pwconv.8.xml, man/groupmems.8.xml, man/groupdel.8.xml,
man/useradd.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml, man/groupadd.8.xml,
man/sulogin.8.xml, man/newgrp.1.xml, man/usermod.8.xml,
man/su.1.xml, man/vipw.8.xml, man/passwd.1.xml,
man/groupmod.8.xml, man/login.1.xml, man/userdel.8.xml,
man/grpck.8.xml: Added CONFIGURATION section.
* man/generate_mans.mak: The generations of manpages depends on
the variables from the Makefiles. Add the dependency on Makefile.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs variable documented.
* man/Makefile.am: Added XML variable documentation to the
distributed files.
2007-12-09 04:54:40 +05:30
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<refsect1 id='configuration'>
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<title>CONFIGURATION</title>
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<para>
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The following configuration variables in
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<filename>/etc/login.defs</filename> change the behavior of this
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tool:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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&GID_MAX; <!-- documents also GID_MIN -->
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&MAIL_DIR;
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&MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP;
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&PASS_MAX_DAYS;
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&PASS_MIN_DAYS;
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&PASS_WARN_AGE;
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&SYS_GID_MAX; <!-- documents also SYS_GID_MIN -->
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&SYS_UID_MAX; <!-- documents also SYS_UID_MIN -->
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* man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE.xml, man/login.defs.d/DEFAULT_HOME.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENVIRON_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_TZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAIL_DELAY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAILLOG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAKE_SHELL.xml, man/login.defs.d/FTMP_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/HUSHLOGIN_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ISSUE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LASTLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_TIMEOUT.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_OK_LOGINS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOG_UNKFAIL_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MOTD_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/NOLOGINS_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_ALWAYS_WARN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_CHANGE_TRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_LEN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/QUOTAS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SULOG_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SU_NAME.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_WHEEL_ONLY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYTYPE_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ULIMIT.xml, man/login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml:
New documentation of login.defs variables.
* man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Updated. It now contains the
MAIL_FILE documentation.
* man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Updated. Mentions %s.
* man/pwconv.8.xml, man/groupmems.8.xml, man/groupdel.8.xml,
man/useradd.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml, man/groupadd.8.xml,
man/sulogin.8.xml, man/newgrp.1.xml, man/usermod.8.xml,
man/su.1.xml, man/vipw.8.xml, man/passwd.1.xml,
man/groupmod.8.xml, man/login.1.xml, man/userdel.8.xml,
man/grpck.8.xml: Added CONFIGURATION section.
* man/generate_mans.mak: The generations of manpages depends on
the variables from the Makefiles. Add the dependency on Makefile.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs variable documented.
* man/Makefile.am: Added XML variable documentation to the
distributed files.
2007-12-09 04:54:40 +05:30
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&UID_MAX; <!-- documents also UID_MIN -->
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&UMASK;
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&USERGROUPS_ENAB;
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* man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE.xml, man/login.defs.d/DEFAULT_HOME.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENVIRON_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_TZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAIL_DELAY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAILLOG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/FAKE_SHELL.xml, man/login.defs.d/FTMP_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/HUSHLOGIN_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ISSUE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LASTLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_TIMEOUT.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_OK_LOGINS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/LOG_UNKFAIL_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MOTD_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/NOLOGINS_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_ALWAYS_WARN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_CHANGE_TRIES.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_LEN.xml,
man/login.defs.d/PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/QUOTAS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SULOG_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SU_NAME.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_WHEEL_ONLY.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.xml,
man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYTYPE_FILE.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ULIMIT.xml, man/login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml:
New documentation of login.defs variables.
* man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Updated. It now contains the
MAIL_FILE documentation.
* man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Updated. Mentions %s.
* man/pwconv.8.xml, man/groupmems.8.xml, man/groupdel.8.xml,
man/useradd.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml, man/groupadd.8.xml,
man/sulogin.8.xml, man/newgrp.1.xml, man/usermod.8.xml,
man/su.1.xml, man/vipw.8.xml, man/passwd.1.xml,
man/groupmod.8.xml, man/login.1.xml, man/userdel.8.xml,
man/grpck.8.xml: Added CONFIGURATION section.
* man/generate_mans.mak: The generations of manpages depends on
the variables from the Makefiles. Add the dependency on Makefile.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs variable documented.
* man/Makefile.am: Added XML variable documentation to the
distributed files.
2007-12-09 04:54:40 +05:30
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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<refsect1 id='files'>
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<title>FILES</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>User account information.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><filename>/etc/shadow</filename></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Secure user account information.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term>
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<listitem>
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2007-10-07 17:17:33 +05:30
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<para>Group account information.</para>
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2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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</varlistentry>
|
2008-05-20 03:48:14 +05:30
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|
|
<varlistentry condition="gshadow">
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|
|
<term><filename>/etc/gshadow</filename></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>Secure group account information.</para>
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|
|
</listitem>
|
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|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
|
<varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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<term><filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:33 +05:30
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|
|
<para>Default values for account creation.</para>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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|
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</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
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</varlistentry>
|
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|
<varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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<term><filename>/etc/skel/</filename></term>
|
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|
|
<listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:33 +05:30
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|
|
<para>Directory containing default files.</para>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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|
|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<term><filename>/etc/login.defs</filename></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:33 +05:30
|
|
|
<para>Shadow password suite configuration.</para>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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|
|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</refsect1>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
<refsect1 id='exit_values'>
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|
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<title>EXIT VALUES</title>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:25 +05:30
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<para>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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The <command>useradd</command> command exits with the following values:
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2007-10-07 17:16:25 +05:30
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<variablelist>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>0</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>success</para>
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</listitem>
|
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</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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<varlistentry>
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|
<term><replaceable>1</replaceable></term>
|
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|
<listitem>
|
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|
|
<para>can't update password file</para>
|
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</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:25 +05:30
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</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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|
<varlistentry>
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|
|
<term><replaceable>2</replaceable></term>
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|
|
<listitem>
|
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|
|
<para>invalid command syntax</para>
|
|
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|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:25 +05:30
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|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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|
<varlistentry>
|
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|
|
<term><replaceable>3</replaceable></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>invalid argument to option</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:25 +05:30
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term><replaceable>4</replaceable></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:11 +05:30
|
|
|
<para>UID already in use (and no <option>-o</option>)</para>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:25 +05:30
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term><replaceable>6</replaceable></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>specified group doesn't exist</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:25 +05:30
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term><replaceable>9</replaceable></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>username already in use</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:25 +05:30
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term><replaceable>10</replaceable></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>can't update group file</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
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|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term><replaceable>12</replaceable></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>can't create home directory</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
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|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<term><replaceable>13</replaceable></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
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|
|
<para>can't create mail spool</para>
|
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</listitem>
|
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|
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</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
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</refsect1>
|
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|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
|
<refsect1 id='see_also'>
|
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|
|
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
|
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|
<para>
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|
|
<citerefentry>
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|
<refentrytitle>chfn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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</citerefentry>,
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|
<citerefentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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<refentrytitle>chsh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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</citerefentry>,
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|
|
<citerefentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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|
<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
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</citerefentry>,
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|
<citerefentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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|
<refentrytitle>crypt</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
|
</citerefentry>,
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|
|
<citerefentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
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|
|
<refentrytitle>groupadd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
|
</citerefentry>,
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|
<citerefentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<refentrytitle>groupdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
|
</citerefentry>,
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|
<citerefentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<refentrytitle>groupmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
|
</citerefentry>,
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|
|
<citerefentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<refentrytitle>login.defs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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|
|
</citerefentry>,
|
2007-10-07 17:17:57 +05:30
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|
|
<citerefentry>
|
|
|
|
<refentrytitle>newusers</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
|
|
|
|
</citerefentry>,
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
|
|
|
<citerefentry>
|
2007-10-07 17:17:01 +05:30
|
|
|
<refentrytitle>userdel</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
|
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|
|
</citerefentry>,
|
|
|
|
<citerefentry>
|
|
|
|
<refentrytitle>usermod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
|
|
|
|
</citerefentry>.
|
2007-10-07 17:16:16 +05:30
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</para>
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|
</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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