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Diffstat (limited to 'debian/patches/505_useradd_recommend_adduser')
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diff --git a/debian/patches/505_useradd_recommend_adduser b/debian/patches/505_useradd_recommend_adduser new file mode 100644 index 0000000..448def4 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/patches/505_useradd_recommend_adduser @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +Goal: Recommend using adduser and deluser. + +Fixes: #406046 + +Status wrt upstream: Debian specific patch. + +--- a/man/useradd.8.xml ++++ b/man/useradd.8.xml +@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ + <refsect1 id='description'> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + <para> ++ <command>useradd</command> is a low level utility for adding ++ users. On Debian, administrators should usually use ++ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>adduser</refentrytitle> ++ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> instead. ++ </para> ++ <para> + When invoked without the <option>-D</option> option, the + <command>useradd</command> command creates a new user account using + the values specified on the command line plus the default values from +--- a/man/userdel.8.xml ++++ b/man/userdel.8.xml +@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ + <refsect1 id='description'> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + <para> ++ <command>userdel</command> is a low level utility for removing ++ users. On Debian, administrators should usually use ++ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>deluser</refentrytitle> ++ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> instead. ++ </para> ++ <para> + The <command>userdel</command> command modifies the system account + files, deleting all entries that refer to the user name <emphasis + remap='I'>LOGIN</emphasis>. The named user must exist. |