Bug 172856

Summary:	user properties forces you to enter a home directory
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	Reporter:	clive darr <cdred>
Component:	system-config-users	Assignee:	Nils Philippsen <nphilipp>
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Description clive darr 2005-11-10 16:38:02 UTC

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Description of problem:
user properties forces you to enter a home directory but should allow NO home directory

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
redhat-config-users-1.1.18-6

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.create a user without a home directory and /sbin/nologin shell
2.click on user properties
3.change password
4.click ok


  

Actual Results:  you'll get a warning Please enter a home directory.


Expected Results:  should allow NO home directory

Additional info:

Comment 1 Nils Philippsen 2006-06-07 13:44:58 UTC

Note that system-config-users is not meant to manage system accounts, these are
meant to be handled by the packages that need them. If you build software by
yourself, you can always use useradd e.a. to create system accounts. Normal
users are expected to have a home directory always.