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diff --git a/man/newusers.8.xml b/man/newusers.8.xml index 13307cc1..f80e8460 100644 --- a/man/newusers.8.xml +++ b/man/newusers.8.xml @@ -219,7 +219,15 @@ <para> If this field does not specify an existing directory, the specified directory is created, with ownership set to the - user being created or updated and its primary group. + user being created or updated and its primary group. Note + that <emphasis>newusers does not create parent directories + </emphasis> of the new user's home directory. The newusers + command will fail to create the home directory if the parent + directories do not exist, and will send a message to stderr + informing the user of the failure. The newusers command will + not halt or return a failure to the calling shell if it fails + to create the home directory, it will continue to process the + batch of new users specified. </para> <para> If the home directory of an existing user is changed, |