* NEWS, etc/login.defs: New CREATE_HOME variable to tell useradd
to create a home directory for new users. * src/useradd.c, man/useradd.8.xml: New -M/--no-create-home option and CREATE_HOME usage. System accounts are not impacted by CREATE_HOME. * man/useradd.8.xml: Indicate that a new group is created by default. * src/useradd.c: Removed TODO item (moved to the TODO file).
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2008-09-11 Nicolas François <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
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* NEWS, etc/login.defs: New CREATE_HOME variable to tell useradd
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to create a home directory for new users.
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* src/useradd.c, man/useradd.8.xml: New -M/--no-create-home option
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and CREATE_HOME usage. System accounts are not impacted by
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CREATE_HOME.
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* man/useradd.8.xml: Indicate that a new group is created by
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default.
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* src/useradd.c: Removed TODO item (moved to the TODO file).
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2008-09-11 Miroslav Kuře <kurem@debian.cz>
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* po/cs.po: Updated Czech translation.
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5
NEWS
5
NEWS
@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ shadow-4.1.2.1 -> shadow-4.1.3 UNRELEASED
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* Speed improvement in case UID_MAX/SYS_UID_MAX/GID_MAX/SYS_GID_MAX is
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used for an user/group. This should be noticeable in case of LDAP
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configured systems. This should impact useradd, groupadd, and newusers
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- /etc/login.defs
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* New CREATE_HOME variable to tell useradd to create a home directory by
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default.
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- gpasswd
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* Added support for long options --add (-a), --delete (-d),
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@ -48,6 +51,8 @@ shadow-4.1.2.1 -> shadow-4.1.3 UNRELEASED
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- useradd
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* audit logging improvements.
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* Speedup (see "addition of users or groups" above).
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* See CREATE_HOME above.
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* New -M/--no-create-home option to disable CREATE_HOME.
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- userdel
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* audit logging improvements.
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- usermod
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@ -367,3 +367,12 @@ USERGROUPS_ENAB yes
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# 0 is the default value and disables this feature.
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#
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#MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP 0
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#
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# If useradd should create home directories for users by default (non
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# system users only)
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# This option is overridden with the -M or -m flags on the useradd command
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# line.
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#
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#CREATE_HOME yes
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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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<para>
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By default, a group will also be created for the new user (see
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<option>-g</option>, <option>-N</option>, <option>-U</option>, and
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<option>USERGROUPS_ENAB</option>).
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='options'>
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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>-M</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Do no create the user's home directory, even if the system
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wide setting from <filename>/etc/login.defs</filename>
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(<option>CREATE_HOME</option>) is set to
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<replaceable>yes</replaceable>.
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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>-N</option>, <option>--no-user-group</option>
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<option>UID_MIN</option>-<option>UID_MAX</option> (and their
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<option>GID</option> counterparts for the creation of groups).
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</para>
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<para>
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Note that <command>useradd</command> will not create a home
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directory for such an user, regardless of the default setting
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in <filename>/etc/login.defs</filename>
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(<option>CREATE_HOME</option>). You have to specify the
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<option>-m</option> options if you want a home directory for a
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system account to be created.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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@ -724,6 +724,8 @@ static void usage (void)
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" faillog databases\n"
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" -m, --create-home create home directory for the new user\n"
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" account\n"
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" -M, --no-create-home do not create user's home directory\n"
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" (overrides /etc/login.defs)\n"
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" -N, --no-user-group do not create a group with the same name as\n"
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" the user\n"
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" -o, --non-unique allow create user with duplicate\n"
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{"skel", required_argument, NULL, 'k'},
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{"key", required_argument, NULL, 'K'},
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{"create-home", no_argument, NULL, 'm'},
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{"no-create-home", no_argument, NULL, 'M'},
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{"no-user-group", no_argument, NULL, 'N'},
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{"non-unique", no_argument, NULL, 'o'},
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{"password", required_argument, NULL, 'p'},
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case 'm':
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mflg = true;
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break;
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case 'M':
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Mflg = true;
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break;
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case 'N':
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Nflg = true;
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break;
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@ -1212,6 +1218,12 @@ static void process_flags (int argc, char **argv)
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Prog, "-U", "-N");
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usage ();
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}
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if (mflg && Mflg) {
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fprintf (stderr,
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_("%s: options %s and %s conflict\n"),
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Prog, "-m", "-M");
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usage ();
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}
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/*
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* Either -D or username is required. Defaults can be set with -D
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user_shell = def_shell;
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}
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/* TODO: add handle change default spool mail creation by
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-K CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL={yes,no}. It need rewrite internal API for handle
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shadow tools configuration */
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create_mail_spool = def_create_mail_spool;
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if (!rflg) {
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/* for system accounts defaults are ignored and we
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* do not create a home dir */
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if (getdef_bool("CREATE_HOME")) {
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mflg = true;
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}
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}
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if (Mflg) {
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/* absolutely sure that we do not create home dirs */
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mflg = false;
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}
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}
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/*
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"Not copying any file from skel directory into it.\n"),
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Prog);
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} else if (getdef_str ("CREATE_HOME") != NULL) {
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/*
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* RedHat added the CREATE_HOME option in login.defs in their
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* version of shadow-utils (which makes -m the default, with
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* new -M option to turn it off). Unfortunately, this
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* changes the way useradd works (it can be run by scripts
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* expecting some standard behaviour), compared to other
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* Unices and other Linux distributions, and also adds a lot
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* of confusion :-(.
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* So we now recognize CREATE_HOME and give a warning here
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* (better than "configuration error ... notify administrator"
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* errors in every program that reads /etc/login.defs). -MM
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*/
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fprintf (stderr,
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_
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("%s: warning: CREATE_HOME not supported, please use -m instead.\n"),
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Prog);
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}
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/* Do not create mail directory for system accounts */
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if( !rflg ) {
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create_mail ();
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}
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close_files ();
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