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authorYaroslav Tykhiy <ytykhiy@gmail.com>2002-01-02 19:01:53 +0000
committerYaroslav Tykhiy <ytykhiy@gmail.com>2002-01-02 19:01:53 +0000
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Document a new option: -force.
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@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
.Op Fl class Ar login_class
.Op Fl config_create
.Op Fl dotdir Ar dotdir
+.Op Fl f | force
.Op Fl group Ar login_group
.Op Fl h | help
.Op Fl home Ar home
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ directory, dotfiles and sends the new user a welcome message.
.It Sy username
Login name.
May contain only lowercase characters or digits.
+(See also the
+.Fl force
+option.)
Maximum length
is 16 characters (see
.Xr setlogin 2
@@ -154,6 +158,10 @@ to read/execute/write
.Pa prv ,
.Pa iscreen ,
.Pa term .
+.It Fl force , f
+Add a user even if the username contains illegal characters.
+Only semicolon or newline characters will be disallowed in
+usernames to avoid breaking the password file format.
.It Fl group Ar login_group
Login group.
.Ar USER