Description of problem: If i use -k option with useradd then it will display help message and no user created Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): shadow-utils-4.0.12-5.FC4 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. cp -r /etc/skel /etc/fooskel 2. useradd -k /etc/fooskel foo Actual results: 1. display the help messages 2. no user create Expected results: new user created with custom skel defined Additional info: when i try with luseradd instead of useradd, this work perfectly
see: man useradd u should use: # useradd -m -k /etc/fooskel foo