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.\" $FreeBSD$
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-.Dd March 27, 2007
+.Dd June 14, 2015
.Dt PW 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nd create, remove, modify & display system users and groups
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar useradd
.Op name|uid
.Op Fl P
.Op Fl Y
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar useradd
.Op name|uid
.Op Fl g Ar group
.Op Fl G Ar grouplist
.Op Fl k Ar dir
+.Op Fl M Ar mode
.Op Fl u Ar min , Ns Ar max
.Op Fl i Ar min , Ns Ar max
.Op Fl w Ar method
.Op Fl s Ar shell
.Op Fl y Ar path
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar userdel
.Op name|uid
.Op Fl r
.Op Fl Y
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar usermod
.Op name|uid
.Op Fl P
.Op Fl Y
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar usershow
.Op name|uid
.Op Fl 7
.Op Fl a
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar usernext
.Op Fl C Ar config
.Op Fl q
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar groupadd
.Op group|gid
.Op Fl P
.Op Fl Y
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar groupdel
.Op group|gid
.Op Fl g Ar gid
.Op Fl Y
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar groupmod
.Op group|gid
.Op Fl l Ar name
.Op Fl M Ar members
.Op Fl m Ar newmembers
+.Op Fl d Ar oldmembers
.Op Fl h Ar fd | Fl H Ar fd
.Op Fl N
.Op Fl P
.Op Fl Y
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar groupshow
.Op group|gid
.Op Fl P
.Op Fl a
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar groupnext
.Op Fl C Ar config
.Op Fl q
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar lock
.Op name|uid
.Op Fl C Ar config
.Op Fl q
.Nm
+.Op Fl R Ar rootdir
.Op Fl V Ar etcdir
.Ar unlock
.Op name|uid
options.
.Pp
The following flags are common to most or all modes of operation:
-.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "-G grouplist"
+.It Fl R Ar rootdir
+Specifies an alternate root directory within which
+.Nm
+will operate.
+Any paths specified will be relative to
+.Va rootdir .
.It Fl V Ar etcdir
This flag sets an alternate location for the password, group and configuration files,
and may be used to maintain a user/group database in an alternate location.
As an exception to the general rule where options must follow the operation
type, the
.Fl V
-flag may be used on the command line before the operation keyword.
+flag must be used on the command line before the operation keyword.
.It Fl C Ar config
By default,
.Nm
and
.Ar usermod
commands:
-.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "-G grouplist"
.It Fl n Ar name
Specify the user/account name.
.Fl u
options.
.El
-.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "-G grouplist"
.It Fl c Ar comment
This field sets the contents of the passwd GECOS field, which normally contains up
.It Fl G Ar grouplist
Set additional group memberships for an account.
.Ar grouplist
-is a comma-separated list of group names or group numbers.
+is a comma, space or tab-separated list of group names or group numbers.
The user's name is added to the group lists in
.Pa /etc/group ,
and
option on the command line, if desired.
.It Fl M Ar mode
Create the user's home directory with the specified
-.Ar mode .
+.Ar mode ,
+modified by the current
+.Xr umask 2 .
If omitted, it is derived from the parent process'
.Xr umask 2 .
This option is only useful in combination with the
system.
.Pp
The
+.Ar usermod
+command adds one additional option:
+.Bl -tag -width "-G grouplist"
+.It Fl l Ar name
+This option allows changing of an existing account name to
+.Ql \&name .
+The new name must not already exist, and any attempt to duplicate an
+existing account name will be rejected.
+.El
+.Pp
+The
.Ar usershow
command allows viewing of an account in one of two formats.
By default, the format is identical to the format used in
members.
Login names or user ids may be used, and duplicate users are
silently eliminated.
+.It Fl d Ar oldmembers
+Similar to
+.Fl M ,
+this option allows the
+.Em deletion
+of existing users from a group without replacing the existing list of
+members.
+Login names or user ids may be used, and duplicate users are
+silently eliminated.
.El
.Pp
.Ar groupadd
The
.Ar groupmod
command adds one additional option:
-.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "-m newmembers"
.It Fl l Ar name
This option allows changing of an existing group name to
The user capabilities database
.It Pa /etc/group
The group database
-.It Pa /etc/master.passwd.new
-Temporary copy of the master password file
-.It Pa /etc/passwd.new
-Temporary copy of the Version 7 password file
-.It Pa /etc/group.new
-Temporary copy of the group file
.It Pa /etc/pw.conf
Pw default options file
.It Pa /var/log/userlog