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@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: useradd
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "USERADD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "USERADD" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -169,7 +169,11 @@ variable in
.RS 4
A list of supplementary groups which the user is also a member of\&. Each group is separated from the next by a comma, with no intervening whitespace\&. The groups are subject to the same restrictions as the group given with the
\fB\-g\fR
-option\&. The default is for the user to belong only to the initial group\&.
+option\&. The default is for the user to belong only to the initial group\&. In addition to passing in the \-G flag, you can add the option
+\fBGROUPS\fR
+to the file
+/etc/default/useradd
+which in turn will add all users to those supplementary groups\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
@@ -194,6 +198,10 @@ variable in
or, by default,
/etc/skel\&.
.sp
+Absolute symlinks that link back to the skel directory will have the
+/etc/skel
+prefix replaced with the user\*(Aqs home directory\&.
+.sp
If possible, the ACLs and extended attributes are copied\&.
.RE
.PP
@@ -380,9 +388,21 @@ variable in
.PP
\fB\-Z\fR, \fB\-\-selinux\-user\fR\ \&\fISEUSER\fR
.RS 4
-defines the SELinux user for the new account\&. Without this option, a SELinux uses the default user\&. Note that the shadow system doesn\*(Aqt store the selinux\-user, it uses
+defines the SELinux user for the new account\&. Without this option, SELinux uses the default user\&. Note that the shadow system doesn\*(Aqt store the selinux\-user, it uses
+\fBsemanage\fR(8)
+for that\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fB\-\-selinux\-range\fR\ \&\fISERANGE\fR
+.RS 4
+defines the SELinux MLS range for the new account\&. Without this option, SELinux uses the default range\&. Note that the shadow system doesn\*(Aqt store the selinux\-range, it uses
\fBsemanage\fR(8)
for that\&.
+.sp
+This option is only valid if the
+\fB\-Z\fR
+(or
+\fB\-\-selinux\-user\fR) option is specified\&.
.RE
.SS "Changing the default values"
.PP
@@ -469,7 +489,7 @@ Usernames may contain only lower and upper case letters, digits, underscores, or
\fBls\fR
output\&.
.PP
-Usernames may only be up to 32 characters long\&.
+Usernames may only be up to 256 characters long\&.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
.PP
The following configuration variables in
@@ -573,7 +593,7 @@ The minimum number of days allowed between password changes\&. Any password chan
.PP
\fBPASS_WARN_AGE\fR (number)
.RS 4
-The number of days warning given before a password expires\&. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a negative value means no warning is given\&. If not specified, no warning will be provided\&.
+The number of days warning given before a password expires\&. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a value of \-1 means no warning is given\&. If not specified, no warning will be provided\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBSUB_GID_MIN\fR (number), \fBSUB_GID_MAX\fR (number), \fBSUB_GID_COUNT\fR (number)