On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Reco <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:13:41AM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: >> >> I just looked at that script. I agree that as written now that it is >> expected behavior by that script. But I think the script is not >> written well. It should create the user first. It is using adduser >> to create the user. It should let it create the home directory. Then >> the spurious message that is printed out during the installation would >> be avoided. That would be much nicer. >> >> I don't have the time but I think it would be a good bug to fail >> against the package. Because the message is truly a spurious one that >> need not be there if the package were perfect. > > The adduser executable cannot make user's home directory if such > directory is nested and upper-level directories aren't exist. > > Just tested this, and got: > > # adduser -d /var/a/b/c test > adduser: cannot create directory /var/a/b/c
What does "-d" mean? [root@lenovo15]# adduser --home /var/a/b/c test Adding user `test' ... Adding new group `test' (1001) ... Adding new user `test' (1001) with group `test' ... Creating home directory `/var/a/b/c' ... Copying files from `/etc/skel' ... Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully Changing the user information for test Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default Full Name []: Room Number []: Work Phone []: Home Phone []: Other []: Is the information correct? [Y/n] [root@lenovo15]# -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=SwifU5J0GZ7H1S_URjpZ97UtwR2MDYq=cu_vqvxhyo...@mail.gmail.com
