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author | mtm <mtm@FreeBSD.org> | 2007-04-12 08:35:58 +0000 |
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committer | mtm <mtm@FreeBSD.org> | 2007-04-12 08:35:58 +0000 |
commit | 6a47dd0a9f866218baed2f5ecbcc43042c50a501 (patch) | |
tree | aaafc4987bc27d3443dae51da5274bb55071e697 /usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.conf.5 | |
parent | 5b5dc6ab885e7469276440ac6720bd3b90fe74c6 (diff) | |
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Specify the correct way to modify this file, and warn that the
user should not depend on the internal variables documented in
this man page.
MFC After: 2 weeks
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.conf.5')
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.conf.5 index c00666d..8a1c717 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.conf.5 +++ b/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.conf.5 @@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ .Xr adduser 8 configuration file .Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Pa /etc/adduser.conf +file is automatically generated by the +.Xr adduser 8 +utility when invoked with the +.Fl C +command-line option. +It is not meant to be edit by hand. +.Pp The .Pa /etc/adduser.conf file is used to pre-set certain configuration options for @@ -161,7 +170,7 @@ option. .It Va ugecos The default information to be held in the GECOS field of .Pa /etc/master.passwd . -.It Va uuid +.It Va uidstart The default user ID setting. This must be a number above 1000 and fewer than 65534. .El @@ -199,6 +208,14 @@ The .Nm manual page first appeared in .Fx 5.3 . +.Sh BUGS +The internal variables documented here may change without notice. +Do not rely on them. +To modify this file invoke +.Xr adduser 8 +with the +.Fl C +option instead. .Sh AUTHORS This manual page was written by .An Tom Rhodes Aq trhodes@FreeBSD.org . |