Bug 188263 - typo in /etc/login.defs
Summary: typo in /etc/login.defs
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: shadow-utils
Version: 4.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Peter Vrabec
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Blocks: FAST4.5APPROVED
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Reported: 2006-04-07 15:02 UTC by Russell Harrison
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: RHSA-2007-0276
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2007-05-01 17:32:15 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2007:0276 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Low: shadow-utils security and bug fix update 2007-05-01 17:30:42 UTC

Description Russell Harrison 2006-04-07 15:02:27 UTC 
Description of problem:
#
# If useradd should create home directories for users by default
# On RH systems, we do. This option is ORed with the -m flag on
# useradd command line.
#
CREATE_HOME     yes

Shouldn't "This option is ORed with the -m" read "This option is overridden with
the -m"?

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2:4.0.3-58.RHEL4


How reproducible:

cat /etc/login.defs
Comment 1 Daniel Riek 2006-07-23 23:39:42 UTC 
Isn't the current wording more correct for what actually is happening? There is
no "-m off" so if CREATE_HOME is "YES" it will always create a home directory,
doesn't it?
Comment 2 Peter Vrabec 2006-07-24 12:39:45 UTC 
I think it should be:
This option is overridden with the -M flag ...
Comment 9 Red Hat Bugzilla 2007-05-01 17:32:15 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0276.html
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