301433 – Handbook mentions useradd -n -G etc,etc,etc john when "-n" fails useradd and is not necessary.

Bug 301433 - Handbook mentions useradd -n -G etc,etc,etc john when "-n" fails useradd and is not necessary.

Summary: Handbook mentions useradd -n -G etc,etc,etc john when "-n" fails useradd and...

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Installation Handbook (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High trivial (vote)
Assignee:	Docs Team

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Reported:	2010-01-18 20:04 UTC by trix420
Modified:	2010-01-18 22:12 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description trix420 2010-01-18 20:04:07 UTC

At the end of the Installation Docs in the Finalizing Your Gentoo section, it gives an example useradd command that will fail if entered, as the -n does not work and prints the --help info.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Allen Brooker (AllenJB) 2010-01-18 20:52:28 UTC

Please give a URL. The nearest page I can guess you're referring to is:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=11

This uses -m, not -n. -m is necessary as it tells useradd to create the home directory and populate it with the default content (from /etc/skel)

Comment 2 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-01-18 22:12:33 UTC

Allen's correct -- you just typed it wrong.

Not a bug; closing.