Re: colord Warning during upgrade to wheezy
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 09:05:12AM +0000, Tom H wrote:
> What does "-d" mean?
Compatibility with useradd, which has '-d'. To my surprise manpage
doesn't mention it.
> [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]#
I stand corrected. Useradd can create directories recursively, if
invoked with '--home option'.
Reco
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