diff -up shadow-4.1.4.3/man/useradd.8.man shadow-4.1.4.3/man/useradd.8 --- shadow-4.1.4.3/man/useradd.8.man 2011-06-29 10:08:18.000000000 +0200 +++ shadow-4.1.4.3/man/useradd.8 2011-06-29 10:12:16.990478081 +0200 @@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ Create the user\*(Aqs home directory if \fB\-k\fR option) will be copied to the home directory\&. .sp -The home directories are created by default on RHEL/Fedora systems because of /etc/login.defs (\fBCREATE_HOME\fR) setting\&. +useradd will create the home directory unless \fBCREATE_HOME\fR in /etc/login.defs is set to no\&. .RE .PP \fB\-M\fR .RS 4 -Do no create the user\*(Aqs home directory, even if the system wide setting from +Do not create the user\*(Aqs home directory, even if the system wide setting from /etc/login\&.defs (\fBCREATE_HOME\fR) is set to \fIyes\fR\&.