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diff --git a/man/man8/useradd.8 b/man/man8/useradd.8 index e6530b3..3ec476b 100644 --- a/man/man8/useradd.8 +++ b/man/man8/useradd.8 @@ -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) |