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@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: usermod
.\" 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 "USERMOD" "8" "07/22/2021" "shadow\-utils 4\&.9" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "USERMOD" "8" "01/02/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.11\&.1" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ This option is not recommended because the password (or encrypted password) will
You should make sure the password respects the system\*(Aqs password policy\&.
.RE
.PP
+\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-remove\fR
+.RS 4
+Remove the user from named supplementary group(s)\&. Use only with the
+\fB\-G\fR
+option\&.
+.RE
+.PP
\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-root\fR\ \&\fICHROOT_DIR\fR
.RS 4
Apply changes in the
@@ -338,7 +345,9 @@ 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)