On Friday 16 May 2008 09:46:15 am Leandro Tracchia wrote: > i'm reading through the samba howto. section 6.2.3 (page 105) shows the add > machine script as follows: > > add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/nobody -g 100 -s > /bin/false -M %u > > i have a problem with the -M option. i cannot find this option in useradd's > man page. > > can i assume this example is incorrect?? > > what would be a correct example???
I am the author of that document. The problem is that on some Linux distributions the "-M" option is replaced with "-m" - it means to create the home directory if it does not exist. In fact, if I am not mistaken, the reference you are referring to specifically relates to this command on Red Hat Linux. Corrct? FYI: In the real world I would probably NOT include the "-M" option. - John T. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
