On Sat, 2021-12-18 at 10:16 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > The documentation says simply: > > --no-create-home > Do not create the home directory, even if it doesn't exist. > > Passing --no-create-home therefore does not *change* the home directory, > and should not change the home directory, since that would defeat its > entire purpose. The home directory is still set the same as before, > including any defaults. adduser just doesn't try to create it or check if > it exists, because this should be handled external to adduser. > > If a user should have a nonexistent home directory, --home /nonexistent > should be passed to adduser.
I follow you. This is an important distinction. I suppose a note in the documentation could clarify things for users who may not be aware of these other usage scenarios. Thanks! -- Jason Franklin
