Bug 23872 – Command useradd's -m flag has faulty operation

Bug 23872 - Command useradd's -m flag has faulty operation

Summary:	Command useradd's -m flag has faulty operation

Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	shadow-utils (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.2
Hardware:	i686 Linux

Priority	low Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Nalin Dahyabhai
QA Contact:	David Lawrence
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Keywords:	FutureFeature

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Reported:	2001-01-12 09:50 EST by Need Real Name
Modified:	2007-03-26 23:39 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2001-01-24 21:27:59 EST
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Description Need Real Name 2001-01-12 09:50:56 EST

As far as I can see useradd has a new behavior in 6.2. The -m flag normally
has to be given to ensure that a new directory is created, but without or
without the flag in 6.2, a new directory is created, which is somewhat
anoying.

Comment 1 Nalin Dahyabhai 2001-01-24 21:27:55 EST

Please Check the setting of the CREATE_HOME flag in /etc/login.defs,
which specifies the default behavior for useradd.

Comment 2 Brent Fox 2002-06-04 23:03:01 EDT

Just checking with 7.3, the default behavior is to create the directory, and
this is specified in /etc/login.defs.  Changing the behavior to "no" does the
right thing.  Closing as 'worksforme'

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