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-rw-r--r--man/man8/chgpasswd.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/chpasswd.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/faillog.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/groupadd.88
-rw-r--r--man/man8/groupdel.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/groupmems.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/groupmod.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/grpck.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/lastlog.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/logoutd.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/newusers.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/nologin.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/pwck.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/pwconv.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/sulogin.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/useradd.813
-rw-r--r--man/man8/userdel.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/usermod.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/vipw.86
19 files changed, 63 insertions, 60 deletions
diff --git a/man/man8/chgpasswd.8 b/man/man8/chgpasswd.8
index cb8a6cf5..67c13255 100644
--- a/man/man8/chgpasswd.8
+++ b/man/man8/chgpasswd.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: chgpasswd
.\" Author: Thomas Kłoczko <kloczek@pld.org.pl>
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "CHGPASSWD" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "CHGPASSWD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/chpasswd.8 b/man/man8/chpasswd.8
index 02110a9a..67b41567 100644
--- a/man/man8/chpasswd.8
+++ b/man/man8/chpasswd.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: chpasswd
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "CHPASSWD" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "CHPASSWD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/faillog.8 b/man/man8/faillog.8
index 91d959f0..dd2285c5 100644
--- a/man/man8/faillog.8
+++ b/man/man8/faillog.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: faillog
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "FAILLOG" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "FAILLOG" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/groupadd.8 b/man/man8/groupadd.8
index c2bd50a2..af8afcf1 100644
--- a/man/man8/groupadd.8
+++ b/man/man8/groupadd.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: groupadd
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GROUPADD" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "GROUPADD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The
\fBgroupadd\fR
command creates a new group account using the values specified on the command line plus the default values from the system\&. The new group will be entered into the system files as needed\&.
.PP
-Groupnames must start with a lower case letter or an underscore, followed by lower case letters, digits, underscores, or dashes\&. They can end with a dollar sign\&. In regular expression terms: [a\-z_][a\-z0\-9_\-]*[$]?
+Groupnames may contain only lower and upper case letters, digits, underscores, or dashes\&. They can end with a dollar sign\&. Dashes are not allowed at the beginning of the groupname\&. Fully numeric groupnames and groupnames \&. or \&.\&. are also disallowed\&.
.PP
Groupnames may only be up to 32 characters long\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
diff --git a/man/man8/groupdel.8 b/man/man8/groupdel.8
index 212c3c41..c9d51761 100644
--- a/man/man8/groupdel.8
+++ b/man/man8/groupdel.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: groupdel
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GROUPDEL" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "GROUPDEL" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/groupmems.8 b/man/man8/groupmems.8
index a65759cd..febe0085 100644
--- a/man/man8/groupmems.8
+++ b/man/man8/groupmems.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: groupmems
.\" Author: George Kraft, IV
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GROUPMEMS" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "GROUPMEMS" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/groupmod.8 b/man/man8/groupmod.8
index 5eedb7d0..371e6b15 100644
--- a/man/man8/groupmod.8
+++ b/man/man8/groupmod.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: groupmod
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GROUPMOD" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "GROUPMOD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/grpck.8 b/man/man8/grpck.8
index 63e21659..22a372d2 100644
--- a/man/man8/grpck.8
+++ b/man/man8/grpck.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: grpck
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GRPCK" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "GRPCK" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/lastlog.8 b/man/man8/lastlog.8
index 0e5144f5..ee7adcaf 100644
--- a/man/man8/lastlog.8
+++ b/man/man8/lastlog.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: lastlog
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "LASTLOG" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "LASTLOG" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/logoutd.8 b/man/man8/logoutd.8
index 10e9924a..115fe284 100644
--- a/man/man8/logoutd.8
+++ b/man/man8/logoutd.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: logoutd
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "LOGOUTD" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "LOGOUTD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/newusers.8 b/man/man8/newusers.8
index 97a17072..58c05d8b 100644
--- a/man/man8/newusers.8
+++ b/man/man8/newusers.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: newusers
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "NEWUSERS" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "NEWUSERS" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/nologin.8 b/man/man8/nologin.8
index 388bd176..cc1c1141 100644
--- a/man/man8/nologin.8
+++ b/man/man8/nologin.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: nologin
.\" Author: Nicolas François <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "NOLOGIN" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "NOLOGIN" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/pwck.8 b/man/man8/pwck.8
index e3734cd1..834cc831 100644
--- a/man/man8/pwck.8
+++ b/man/man8/pwck.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: pwck
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "PWCK" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "PWCK" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/pwconv.8 b/man/man8/pwconv.8
index 13bab7e0..147f21f8 100644
--- a/man/man8/pwconv.8
+++ b/man/man8/pwconv.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: pwconv
.\" Author: Marek Michałkiewicz
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "PWCONV" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "PWCONV" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/sulogin.8 b/man/man8/sulogin.8
index 6590f29b..f33405d0 100644
--- a/man/man8/sulogin.8
+++ b/man/man8/sulogin.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: sulogin
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "SULOGIN" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "SULOGIN" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/useradd.8 b/man/man8/useradd.8
index 10a8c662..e6530b3c 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 vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "USERADD" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "USERADD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ sets the path to the user\*(Aqs login shell\&. Without this option, the system w
\fBSHELL\fR
variable specified in
/etc/default/useradd, or, if that is as well not set, the field for the login shell in
-/etc/passwdremains empty\&.
+/etc/passwd
+remains empty\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-uid\fR\ \&\fIUID\fR
@@ -464,7 +465,9 @@ Similarly, if the username already exists in an external user database such as N
\fBuseradd\fR
will deny the user account creation request\&.
.PP
-Usernames must start with a lower case letter or an underscore, followed by lower case letters, digits, underscores, or dashes\&. They can end with a dollar sign\&. In regular expression terms: [a\-z_][a\-z0\-9_\-]*[$]?
+Usernames may contain only lower and upper case letters, digits, underscores, or dashes\&. They can end with a dollar sign\&. Dashes are not allowed at the beginning of the username\&. Fully numeric usernames and usernames \&. or \&.\&. are also disallowed\&. It is not recommended to use usernames beginning with \&. character as their home directories will be hidden in the
+\fBls\fR
+output\&.
.PP
Usernames may only be up to 32 characters long\&.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
diff --git a/man/man8/userdel.8 b/man/man8/userdel.8
index 7f26980d..acfc4126 100644
--- a/man/man8/userdel.8
+++ b/man/man8/userdel.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: userdel
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "USERDEL" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "USERDEL" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/usermod.8 b/man/man8/usermod.8
index 24ce00fa..f419a69b 100644
--- a/man/man8/usermod.8
+++ b/man/man8/usermod.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: usermod
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "USERMOD" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "USERMOD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/vipw.8 b/man/man8/vipw.8
index 97d046ae..d686fdde 100644
--- a/man/man8/vipw.8
+++ b/man/man8/vipw.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: vipw
.\" Author: Marek Michałkiewicz
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/22/2022
+.\" Date: 11/08/2022
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.12.3
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "VIPW" "8" "08/22/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.12\&.3" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "VIPW" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
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