On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 08:49:29PM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote: > On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 01:43:25PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > > --system always uses --disabled-login implicitly. This is clearly > > documented. > > > > > Is that the intended behavior? > > > > For system users, yes. > > > > > In this case there is no distinction between > > > --{disabled-password,disabled-login}, is there? > > > > For system users, there isn't. > > > This is not clearly documented.
I beg to differ | Add a system user | If called with one non-option argument and the --system option, adduser | will add a system user. If an user with an uid in the system range (or | if the uid is specified, with that) does already exist, adduser will | exit with a warning. | | adduser will choose the first available UID from the range specified | for system users in the configuration file. The UID can be overridden | with the --uid option. | | By default, system users are placed in the nogroup group. To place the | new system user in an already existing group, use the --gid or | --ingroup options. To place the new system user in a new group with | the same ID, use the --group option. | | A home directory is created by the same rules as for normal users. The | new system user will have the shell /bin/false (unless overridden with >>> the --shell option), and have a disabled password. Skeletal >>> configura- | tion files are not copied. see the marked line. > I propose the following: > > > --- adduser.8 2005-05-13 13:37:10.000000000 +0300 > +++ adduser.8 2005-05-13 20:33:33.000000000 +0300 > @@ -177,8 +177,10 @@ > her account until the password is set. > .TP > .B \-\-disabled-password > -Like \-\-disabled-login, but logins are still possible for example through > -SSH RSA keys, but not using password authentication. > +For a normal user, this is like \-\-disabled-login, but logins are still > +possible for example through SSH RSA keys, but not using password > +authentication. For a system user, \-\-disabled-password has the same > +effect as \-\-disabled-login. > .TP > .B \-\-force\-badname > By default, user and group names are checked against a configurable This will clutter up the docs with redundant information. I am strongly opposed. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]