* NEWS, etc/login.defs: New CREATE_HOME variable to tell useradd

to create a home directory for new users.
	* src/useradd.c, man/useradd.8.xml: New -M/--no-create-home option
	and CREATE_HOME usage. System accounts are not impacted by
	CREATE_HOME.
	* man/useradd.8.xml: Indicate that a new group is created by
	default.
	* src/useradd.c: Removed TODO item (moved to the TODO file).
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@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
2008-09-11 Nicolas François <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
* NEWS, etc/login.defs: New CREATE_HOME variable to tell useradd
to create a home directory for new users.
* src/useradd.c, man/useradd.8.xml: New -M/--no-create-home option
and CREATE_HOME usage. System accounts are not impacted by
CREATE_HOME.
* man/useradd.8.xml: Indicate that a new group is created by
default.
* src/useradd.c: Removed TODO item (moved to the TODO file).
2008-09-11 Miroslav Kuře <kurem@debian.cz>
* po/cs.po: Updated Czech translation.

5
NEWS
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@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ shadow-4.1.2.1 -> shadow-4.1.3 UNRELEASED
* Speed improvement in case UID_MAX/SYS_UID_MAX/GID_MAX/SYS_GID_MAX is
used for an user/group. This should be noticeable in case of LDAP
configured systems. This should impact useradd, groupadd, and newusers
- /etc/login.defs
* New CREATE_HOME variable to tell useradd to create a home directory by
default.
- gpasswd
* Added support for long options --add (-a), --delete (-d),
@ -48,6 +51,8 @@ shadow-4.1.2.1 -> shadow-4.1.3 UNRELEASED
- useradd
* audit logging improvements.
* Speedup (see "addition of users or groups" above).
* See CREATE_HOME above.
* New -M/--no-create-home option to disable CREATE_HOME.
- userdel
* audit logging improvements.
- usermod

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@ -367,3 +367,12 @@ USERGROUPS_ENAB yes
# 0 is the default value and disables this feature.
#
#MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP 0
#
# If useradd should create home directories for users by default (non
# system users only)
# This option is overridden with the -M or -m flags on the useradd command
# line.
#
#CREATE_HOME yes

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@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
will update system files and may also create the new user's home
directory and copy initial files.
</para>
<para>
By default, a group will also be created for the new user (see
<option>-g</option>, <option>-N</option>, <option>-U</option>, and
<option>USERGROUPS_ENAB</option>).
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='options'>
@ -293,6 +298,19 @@
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-M</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Do no create the user's home directory, even if the system
wide setting from <filename>/etc/login.defs</filename>
(<option>CREATE_HOME</option>) is set to
<replaceable>yes</replaceable>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-N</option>, <option>--no-user-group</option>
@ -354,6 +372,14 @@
<option>UID_MIN</option>-<option>UID_MAX</option> (and their
<option>GID</option> counterparts for the creation of groups).
</para>
<para>
Note that <command>useradd</command> will not create a home
directory for such an user, regardless of the default setting
in <filename>/etc/login.defs</filename>
(<option>CREATE_HOME</option>). You have to specify the
<option>-m</option> options if you want a home directory for a
system account to be created.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>

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@ -724,6 +724,8 @@ static void usage (void)
" faillog databases\n"
" -m, --create-home create home directory for the new user\n"
" account\n"
" -M, --no-create-home do not create user's home directory\n"
" (overrides /etc/login.defs)\n"
" -N, --no-user-group do not create a group with the same name as\n"
" the user\n"
" -o, --non-unique allow create user with duplicate\n"
@ -983,6 +985,7 @@ static void process_flags (int argc, char **argv)
{"skel", required_argument, NULL, 'k'},
{"key", required_argument, NULL, 'K'},
{"create-home", no_argument, NULL, 'm'},
{"no-create-home", no_argument, NULL, 'M'},
{"no-user-group", no_argument, NULL, 'N'},
{"non-unique", no_argument, NULL, 'o'},
{"password", required_argument, NULL, 'p'},
@ -1133,6 +1136,9 @@ static void process_flags (int argc, char **argv)
case 'm':
mflg = true;
break;
case 'M':
Mflg = true;
break;
case 'N':
Nflg = true;
break;
@ -1212,6 +1218,12 @@ static void process_flags (int argc, char **argv)
Prog, "-U", "-N");
usage ();
}
if (mflg && Mflg) {
fprintf (stderr,
_("%s: options %s and %s conflict\n"),
Prog, "-m", "-M");
usage ();
}
/*
* Either -D or username is required. Defaults can be set with -D
@ -1265,10 +1277,20 @@ static void process_flags (int argc, char **argv)
user_shell = def_shell;
}
/* TODO: add handle change default spool mail creation by
-K CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL={yes,no}. It need rewrite internal API for handle
shadow tools configuration */
create_mail_spool = def_create_mail_spool;
if (!rflg) {
/* for system accounts defaults are ignored and we
* do not create a home dir */
if (getdef_bool("CREATE_HOME")) {
mflg = true;
}
}
if (Mflg) {
/* absolutely sure that we do not create home dirs */
mflg = false;
}
}
/*
@ -1932,26 +1954,12 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
"Not copying any file from skel directory into it.\n"),
Prog);
} else if (getdef_str ("CREATE_HOME") != NULL) {
/*
* RedHat added the CREATE_HOME option in login.defs in their
* version of shadow-utils (which makes -m the default, with
* new -M option to turn it off). Unfortunately, this
* changes the way useradd works (it can be run by scripts
* expecting some standard behaviour), compared to other
* Unices and other Linux distributions, and also adds a lot
* of confusion :-(.
* So we now recognize CREATE_HOME and give a warning here
* (better than "configuration error ... notify administrator"
* errors in every program that reads /etc/login.defs). -MM
*/
fprintf (stderr,
_
("%s: warning: CREATE_HOME not supported, please use -m instead.\n"),
Prog);
}
create_mail ();
/* Do not create mail directory for system accounts */
if( !rflg ) {
create_mail ();
}
close_files ();