Merge pull request #310 from ikerexxe/upstream_man_clarifications

Man clarifications
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Serge Hallyn
2021-03-01 10:02:44 -06:00
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6 changed files with 50 additions and 9 deletions

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@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@
If the <option>-m</option>
option is given, the contents of the current home directory will
be moved to the new home directory, which is created if it does
not already exist.
not already exist. If the current home directory does not exist
the new home directory will not be created.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -205,6 +206,12 @@
The group ownership of files outside of the user's home directory
must be fixed manually.
</para>
<para>
The change of the group ownership of files inside of the user's
home directory is also not done if the home dir owner uid is
different from the current or new user id. This is a safety measure
for special home directories such as <filename>/</filename>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -267,7 +274,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Move the content of the user's home directory to the new
location.
location. If the current home directory does not exist
the new home directory will not be created.
</para>
<para>
This option is only valid in combination with the
@@ -380,6 +388,12 @@
The ownership of files outside of the user's home directory
must be fixed manually.
</para>
<para>
The change of the user ownership of files inside of the user's
home directory is also not done if the home dir owner uid is
different from the current or new user id. This is a safety measure
for special home directories such as <filename>/</filename>.
</para>
<para>
No checks will be performed with regard to the
<option>UID_MIN</option>, <option>UID_MAX</option>,