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diff --git a/man/man8/useradd.8 b/man/man8/useradd.8 index 572ff7e2..5f7e4d14 100644 --- a/man/man8/useradd.8 +++ b/man/man8/useradd.8 @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ .\" Title: useradd .\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.79.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 07/22/2021 +.\" Date: 01/02/2022 .\" Manual: System Management Commands -.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.9 +.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.11.1 .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "USERADD" "8" "07/22/2021" "shadow\-utils 4\&.9" "System Management Commands" +.TH "USERADD" "8" "01/02/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.11\&.1" "System Management Commands" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ options can be specified, e\&.g\&.: Do not add the user to the lastlog and faillog databases\&. .sp By default, the user\*(Aqs entries in the lastlog and faillog databases are reset to avoid reusing the entry from a previously deleted user\&. +.sp +If this option is not specified, +\fBuseradd\fR +will also consult the variable +\fBLOG_INIT\fR +in the +/etc/default/useradd +if set to no the user will not be added to the lastlog and faillog databases\&. .RE .PP \fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-create\-home\fR @@ -496,7 +504,9 @@ option present in the configuration means that there is no user ID limit for wri .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) |