From 6543c600d841e4f7779269412d470e50eae25b13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ikerexxe Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 14:50:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] useradd: clarify the useradd -d parameter behavior in man page Explanation: clarify the useradd -d parameter as it does create directory HOME_DIR if it doesn't exit. Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1677005 Changelog: [serge] minor tweak to the text --- man/useradd.8.xml | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/useradd.8.xml b/man/useradd.8.xml index 03612ce8..023c0d69 100644 --- a/man/useradd.8.xml +++ b/man/useradd.8.xml @@ -181,8 +181,10 @@ login directory. The default is to append the LOGIN name to BASE_DIR and use that as the login - directory name. The directory HOME_DIR - does not have to exist but will not be created if it is missing. + directory name. If the directory + HOME_DIR does not exist, then it + will be created unless the option is + specified.