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.\" Title: login.defs
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.79.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 07/22/2021
-.\" Manual: File Formats and Conversions
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.9
+.\" Date: 01/02/2022
+.\" Manual: File Formats and Configuration Files
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.11.1
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "LOGIN\&.DEFS" "5" "07/22/2021" "shadow\-utils 4\&.9" "File Formats and Conversions"
+.TH "LOGIN\&.DEFS" "5" "01/02/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.11\&.1" "File Formats and Configuration"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -317,7 +317,9 @@ You should disable it if the shell startup files already check for mail ("mailx
.PP
\fBMAIL_DIR\fR (string)
.RS 4
-The mail spool directory\&. This is needed to manipulate the mailbox when its corresponding user account is modified or deleted\&. If not specified, a compile\-time default is used\&.
+The mail spool directory\&. This is needed to manipulate the mailbox when its corresponding user account is modified or deleted\&. If not specified, a compile\-time default is used\&. The parameter CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL in
+/etc/default/useradd
+determines whether the mail spool should be created\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBMAIL_FILE\fR (string)