* Mark - Syminet <m...@syminet.com> [250418 18:27]:
On Fri, 2025-04-18 at 17:31 +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
If, as you say, this is configurable in /etc/login.defs, then: IMO
it would be better to send a patch describing the configurable
behaviour, and sending that upstream.
Do you know offhand if CREATE_HOME not being in /etc/login.defs is
debian specific? (so upstream doesn't bounce it back)
So, apparently shadow-4.1.3 introduced CREATE_HOME, with this note
in NEWS:
- /etc/login.defs
* New CREATE_HOME variable to tell useradd to create a home directory by
default.
useradd.c turns on creating a homedir, if it sees either -m or
CREATE_HOME. (using getdef_bool, which defaults to false.)
The etc/login.defs file shipped by upstream, has this contents:
#
# If useradd(8) should create home directories for users by default (non
# system users only).
# This option is overridden with the -M or -m flags on the useradd(8)
# command-line.
#
#CREATE_HOME yes
IOW: CREATE_HOME is _off_ by default upstream. This appears to be unchanged
since 4.1.2.
Chris
