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authorLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2014-06-29 22:15:01 +0200
committerLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2014-06-29 22:27:07 +0200
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+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<!--
+ This file is part of systemd.
+
+ Copyright 2014 Lennart Poettering
+
+ systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+-->
+
+<refentry id="systemd-sysusers"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-sysusers</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
+ <surname>Poettering</surname>
+ <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-sysusers</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-sysusers</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-sysusers.service</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Allocate system users and groups</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>systemd-sysusers</command>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat"><replaceable>CONFIGFILE</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-sysusers.service</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-sysusers</command> creates
+ system users and groups, based on the file format and
+ location specified in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sysusers.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>If invoked with no arguments, it applies all
+ directives from all files found. If one or more
+ filenames are passed on the command line, only the
+ directives in these files are applied. If only the
+ basename of a file is specified, all directories as
+ specified in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sysusers.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ are searched for a matching file.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Options</title>
+
+ <para>The following options are understood:</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--root=<replaceable>root</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Takes a directory path
+ as an argument. All paths will be
+ prefixed with the given alternate <replaceable>root</replaceable>
+ path, including config search paths.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
+ <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" />
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exit status</title>
+
+ <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
+ code otherwise.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sysusers.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
diff --git a/man/sysusers.d.xml b/man/sysusers.d.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<!--
+ This file is part of systemd.
+
+ Copyright 2014 Lennart Poettering
+
+ systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+-->
+<refentry id="sysusers.d">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>sysusers.d</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
+ <surname>Poettering</surname>
+ <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>sysusers.d</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>sysusers.d</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Declarative allocation of system users and groups</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>/usr/lib/sysusers.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-sysusers</command> uses the
+ files from <filename>/usr/lib/sysusers.d/</filename>
+ to create system users and groups at package
+ installation or boot time. This tool may be used for
+ allocating system users and groups only, it is not
+ useful for creating non-system users and groups, as it
+ accessed <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and
+ <filename>/etc/group</filename> directly, bypassing
+ any more complex user database, for example any
+ database involving NIS or LDAP.</para>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>File Format</title>
+
+ <para>Each file shall be named in the style of
+ <filename><replaceable>package</replaceable>.conf</filename>.</para>
+
+ <para>All files are sorted by their filename in
+ lexicographic order, regardless of which of the
+ directories they reside in. If multiple files specify
+ the same user or group, the entry in the file with the
+ lexicographically earliest name will be applied, all
+ all other conflicting entries will be logged as
+ errors. Users and groups are
+ processed in the order they are listed.</para>
+
+ <para>The file format is one line per user or group
+ containing name, ID and GECOS field description:</para>
+
+ <programlisting># Type Name ID GECOS
+u httpd 440 "HTTP User"
+u authd /usr/bin/authd "Authorization user"
+g input - -</programlisting>
+
+ <refsect2>
+ <title>Type</title>
+
+ <para>The type consists of a single
+ letter. The following line types are
+ understood:</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>u</varname></term>
+ <listitem><para>Create a
+ system user and group of the
+ specified name should they not
+ exist yet. The user's primary
+ group will be set to the group
+ bearing the same name. The
+ user's shell will be set to
+ <filename>/sbin/login</filename>,
+ the home directory to
+ <filename>/</filename>. The
+ account will be created
+ disabled, so that logins are
+ not allowed.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>g</varname></term>
+ <listitem><para>Create a
+ system group of the specified
+ name should it not exist
+ yet. Note that
+ <varname>u</varname>
+ implicitly create a matching
+ group. The group will be
+ created with no password
+ set.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <refsect2>
+ <title>Name</title>
+
+ <para>The name field specifies the user or
+ group name. It should be be shorter than 256
+ characters and avoid any non-ASCII characters,
+ and not begin with a numeric character. It is
+ strongly recommended to pick user and group
+ names that are unlikely to clash with normal
+ users created by the administrator. A good
+ scheme to guarantee this is by prefixing all
+ system and group names with the underscore,
+ and avoiding too generic names.</para>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <refsect2>
+ <title>ID</title>
+
+ <para>The numeric 32bit UID or GID of the
+ user/group. Do not use IDs 65535 or
+ 4294967295, as they have special placeholder
+ meanings. Specify "-" for automatic UID/GID
+ allocation for the user or
+ group. Alternatively, specify an absolute path
+ in the file system. In this case the UID/GID
+ is read from the path's owner/group. This is
+ useful to create users whose UID/GID match the
+ owners of pre-existing files (such as SUID or
+ SGID binaries).</para>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <refsect2>
+ <title>GECOS</title>
+
+ <para>A short, descriptive string for users to
+ be created, enclosed in quotation marks. Note
+ that this field may not contain colons.</para>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-sysusers</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>