Description of problem: useradd doesn't like telling you why the command-line is a syntax error And/or the particular command-line is not faulty. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): shadow-utils-4.0.18.1-18 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. useradd -M -b /home/users testac Actual results: Usage: useradd [options] LOGIN Options:.... Expected results: Should work, or should say why it is a syntax error. Additional info: There is nothing in the usage or manual to indicate that -M or -b are somehow exclusive. There is nothing wrong with specifying -M (dont create home directory) and the -b option (where home directory base is ... needed to enter into passwd file anyhow). Apparently -b requires a -D. But the plain usage() is really quite lame and unhelpful. Wouldn't all those usage()'s be better replaced with fatal("This is the reason for the failure"). How much would that cost?
shadow-utils-4.0.18.1-22.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8
shadow-utils-4.1.1 looks a lot better with useful error messages.
shadow-utils-4.0.18.1-22.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.