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Adding documentation aroud the parameter CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL in the /etc/default/useradd file
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>MAIL_DIR</option> (string)</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The mail spool directory. This is needed to manipulate the mailbox
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when its corresponding user account is modified or deleted. If not
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specified, a compile-time default is used.
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The parameter CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL in <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename>
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determines whether the mail spool should be created.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry><varlistentry>
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<term><option>MAIL_FILE</option> (string)</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Defines the location of the users mail spool files relatively to
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their home directory.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<!-- FIXME: MAIL_FILE not used in useradd -->
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<para>
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The <option>MAIL_DIR</option> and <option>MAIL_FILE</option> variables
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are used by <command>useradd</command>, <command>usermod</command>, and
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<command>userdel</command> to create, move, or delete the user's mail
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spool.
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</para>
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<para condition="no_pam">
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If <option>MAIL_CHECK_ENAB</option> is set to
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<replaceable>yes</replaceable>, they are also used to define the
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<envar>MAIL</envar> environment variable.
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</para>
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