Bug 301433

Summary:	Handbook mentions useradd -n -G etc,etc,etc john when "-n" fails useradd and is not necessary.
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	trix420
Component:	Installation Handbook	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	trivial	CC:	gentoo-bugs
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

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.