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--- shadow-4.1.5.1/man/newusers.8.xml.info-parent-dir 2012-05-25 13:45:28.000000000 +0200
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+++ shadow-4.1.5.1/man/newusers.8.xml 2012-09-19 18:46:35.651613365 +0200
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@@ -216,7 +216,15 @@
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2010-04-28 13:13:13 +00:00
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<para>
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If this field does not specify an existing directory, the
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specified directory is created, with ownership set to the
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- user being created or updated and its primary group.
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+ user being created or updated and its primary group. Note
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+ that newusers does not create parent directories of the new
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+ user's home directory. The newusers command will fail to
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+ create the home directory if the parent directories do not
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+ exist, and will send a message to stderr informing the user
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+ of the failure. The newusers command will not halt or return
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+ a failure to the calling shell if it fails to create the home
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+ directory, it will continue to process the batch of new users
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+ specified.
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</para>
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<para>
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If the home directory of an existing user is changed,
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