Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: passwd
the output for 'useradd --help' lists an option to create a system user,
'-r'. The man page makes no reference to this, neither does the info
page.
The man / info pages should be update to actually list the available
options to the useradd command. It was only by accident (mistyping a -
option that the --help displayed and I found the option at all).
passwd 1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu1
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ useradd --help
Usage: useradd [options] LOGIN
Options:
-b, --base-dir BASE_DIR base directory for the new user account
home directory
-c, --comment COMMENT set the GECOS field for the new user account
-d, --home-dir HOME_DIR home directory for the new user account
-D, --defaults print or save modified default useradd
configuration
-e, --expiredate EXPIRE_DATE set account expiration date to EXPIRE_DATE
-f, --inactive INACTIVE set password inactive after expiration
to INACTIVE
-g, --gid GROUP force use GROUP for the new user account
-G, --groups GROUPS list of supplementary groups for the new
user account
-h, --help display this help message and exit
-k, --skel SKEL_DIR specify an alternative skel directory
-K, --key KEY=VALUE overrides /etc/login.defs defaults
-m, --create-home create home directory for the new user
account
-o, --non-unique allow create user with duplicate
(non-unique) UID
-p, --password PASSWORD use encrypted password for the new user
account
-r, --system create a system account
-s, --shell SHELL the login shell for the new user account
-u, --uid UID force use the UID for the new user account
** Affects: shadow (Ubuntu)
Importance: Wishlist
Status: Triaged
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[hardy beta] the man page and --help output for 'useradd' are inconsistent
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/206226
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