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Diffstat (limited to 'man/sysusers.d.xml')
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1 files changed, 26 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man/sysusers.d.xml b/man/sysusers.d.xml index af31ec078d..549b3f6351 100644 --- a/man/sysusers.d.xml +++ b/man/sysusers.d.xml @@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ <programlisting># Type Name ID GECOS u httpd 440 "HTTP User" u authd /usr/bin/authd "Authorization user" -g input - -</programlisting> +g input - - +m authd input</programlisting> <refsect2> <title>Type</title> @@ -125,6 +126,15 @@ g input - -</programlisting> created with no password set.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>m</varname></term> + <listitem><para>Add a user to + a group. If the user or group + are not existing yet, they + will be implicitly + created.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> </refsect2> @@ -141,13 +151,18 @@ g input - -</programlisting> scheme to guarantee this is by prefixing all system and group names with the underscore, and avoiding too generic names.</para> + + <para>For <varname>m</varname> lines this + field should contain the user name to add to a + group.</para> </refsect2> <refsect2> <title>ID</title> - <para>The numeric 32bit UID or GID of the - user/group. Do not use IDs 65535 or + <para>For <varname>u</varname> and + <varname>g</varname> 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 @@ -157,6 +172,10 @@ g input - -</programlisting> useful to create users whose UID/GID match the owners of pre-existing files (such as SUID or SGID binaries).</para> + + <para>For <varname>m</varname> lines this + field should contain the group name to add to + a user to.</para> </refsect2> <refsect2> @@ -165,6 +184,10 @@ g input - -</programlisting> <para>A short, descriptive string for users to be created, enclosed in quotation marks. Note that this field may not contain colons.</para> + + <para>Only applies to lines of type + <varname>u</varname> and should otherwise be + left unset.</para> </refsect2> </refsect1> |