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37 lines
1.3 KiB
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Goal: Recommend using adduser and deluser.
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Fixes: #406046
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Status wrt upstream: Debian specific patch.
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--- a/man/useradd.8.xml
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+++ b/man/useradd.8.xml
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@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
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<refsect1 id='description'>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>
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+ <command>useradd</command> is a low level utility for adding
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+ users. On Debian, administrators should usually use
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+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>adduser</refentrytitle>
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+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> instead.
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+ </para>
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+ <para>
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When invoked without the <option>-D</option> option, the
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<command>useradd</command> command creates a new user account using
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the values specified on the command line plus the default values from
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--- a/man/userdel.8.xml
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+++ b/man/userdel.8.xml
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@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@
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<refsect1 id='description'>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>
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+ <command>userdel</command> is a low level utility for removing
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+ users. On Debian, administrators should usually use
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+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>deluser</refentrytitle>
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+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> instead.
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+ </para>
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+ <para>
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The <command>userdel</command> command modifies the system account
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files, deleting all entries that refer to the user name <emphasis
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remap='I'>LOGIN</emphasis>. The named user must exist.
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