On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Matt Taggart wrote: > Package: passwd > Version: 1:4.0.12-6 > Severity: wishlist > Tags: patch > > The LSB specifies the existence of a useradd '-r' option, > > http://www.linuxbase.org/spec//booksets/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/useradd.html
-r options is used in useradd from Solaris and *BSD for specyfy NSS repository. Equivalent of -r options prior to shadow shadow-4.0.10 was "-O GID_MIN=1 -O UID_MAX=1" (in shadow shadow-4.0.11 undocumented -O options was renamed to -K which is similar to -K in Solaris useradd). Pushing -r option without consultation it is RH people "job". > I have commented more on this issue at, > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-lsb/2005/10/msg00010.html > > Other distros have fixed this but none have pushed the fix upstream. I > have attached Fedora/RedHat's patch against 4.0.7 from the source rpm > at, > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/4/i386/os/SRPMS/shadow-utils-4.0.7-9.src.rpm > > The patch does more than just add '-r', it adds '-M' (not in the LSB) and > maybe other stuff. -M options it is next stupid RH move. Functionality -M options as same -r options is avalaible by using -K CREATE_HOME=no. All without patching shadow code. kloczek -- ----------------------------------------------------------- *Ludzie nie mają problemów, tylko sobie sami je stwarzają* ----------------------------------------------------------- Tomasz Kłoczko, sys adm @zie.pg.gda.pl|*e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
