[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#1103523: Bug#1103523: passwd: username -d does not create HOME_DIR when useradd(8) says it will.

[Mark - Syminet]

On Fri, 2025-04-18 at 17:31 +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
> 
> (the patch appears to be missing)
> 

Apologies for that, reportbug went into a loop prompting for the filename, 
so I just hit <enter> to submit and sent right after; should show up any 
minute.  

> If, as you say, this is configurable in /etc/login.defs, then: IMO 
> it would be better to send a patch describing the configurable 
> behaviour, and sending that upstream.
> 

Do you know offhand if CREATE_HOME not being in /etc/login.defs is 
debian specific?  (so upstream doesn't bounce it back) 

> For option -M, there is already some text about CREATE_HOME.
> I guess it was an overseen that -d would also need some text.
> 

Yes, I'm guessing same.  

Best - 

-- 
Mark 



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