Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:06:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Unga <unga888@yahoo.com> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pw create home dir issue Message-ID: <593518.27156.qm@web57001.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <480DFE44.6050908@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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--- Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > Unga wrote: > > Hi > > > > I cannot get the pw to create a new user's home > > directory. Here is what I used: > > > > pw -V /etc useradd -n test \ > > -c "Test User" -b /home/ \ > > -G "wheel,operator" -m -M 0700 \ > > -k /etc/skel/ -s /usr/local/bin/bash > > > > It creates the user without user's home directory. > > Once home directory is created manually, the > account > > can be used. I don't have a /etc/pw.conf. I also > used > > -d /home/, but it still doesn't create the home > > directory. > > > > Have I made a mistake or is there a error in pw. I > use > > FreeBSD 7.0. > > Hmmm.... I vaguely remember running into this around > the turn of the > millenium. Excuse me while I dust off those > neurons... > > Yes -- if you use the '-V' switch to pw(8) it > silently disables creating > the home directory for new accounts. This comes up > in the mailing lists > occasionally: > > http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=2108497+0+archive/2001/freebsd-questions/20011028.freebsd-questions > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2003-August/016200.html > > Since the default location for the password files is > /etc, you don't > need the '-V /etc' switch at all -- omit that, and > you should find that > user home directories get created for you. > Hi Dr. Seaman, thanks for reply. Yep, without -V, pw creates home directories. In my opinion, since this is a known issue, the -V etcdir section of pw(8) may be updated or introduce a "Known Issues" section to pw(8), to avoid this issue coming up again and agin. Kind Regards Unga ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
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