man: usermod clarification
man/usermod.8.xml: specify what happens when the current home directory doesn't exist if using -d and -m options. Moreover, specify what happens when the group ownership is changed and the uid's don't match in -u and -g options.
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If the <option>-m</option>
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option is given, the contents of the current home directory will
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be moved to the new home directory, which is created if it does
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not already exist.
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not already exist. If the current home directory does not exist
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the new home directory will not be created.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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The group ownership of files outside of the user's home directory
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must be fixed manually.
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</para>
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<para>
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The change of the group ownership of files inside of the user's
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home directory is also not done if the home dir owner uid is
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different from the current or new user id. This is a safety measure
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for special home directories such as <filename>/</filename>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Move the content of the user's home directory to the new
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location.
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location. If the current home directory does not exist
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the new home directory will not be created.
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</para>
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<para>
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This option is only valid in combination with the
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The ownership of files outside of the user's home directory
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must be fixed manually.
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</para>
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<para>
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The change of the user ownership of files inside of the user's
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home directory is also not done if the home dir owner uid is
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different from the current or new user id. This is a safety measure
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for special home directories such as <filename>/</filename>.
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</para>
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<para>
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No checks will be performed with regard to the
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<option>UID_MIN</option>, <option>UID_MAX</option>,
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