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authorAdam David <adam@FreeBSD.org>1996-08-28 17:54:14 +0000
committerAdam David <adam@FreeBSD.org>1996-08-28 17:54:14 +0000
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I couldn't make any sense of the sentence "Eval variables in this file." so I left it alone. also allow creation of new local group when NIS groups are used. this can probably be done more elegantly, and needs more thought.
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $Id: adduser.8,v 1.10 1996/08/23 00:55:35 mpp Exp $
+.\" $Id: adduser.8,v 1.11 1996/08/27 20:04:33 wosch Exp $
.Dd Jan, 9, 1995
.Dt ADDUSER 8
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Adduser
-is a simple program for adding new users. Adduser check
-passwd, group and shell database. It create passwd/group entry,
-HOME-directory, dotfiles and send new user a welcome message.
+is a simple program for adding new users. Adduser checks
+passwd, group and shell database. It creates passwd/group entry,
+HOME-directory, dotfiles and sends new user a welcome message.
.Sh RESTRICTION
.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Login name. Only lowercase characters or digits. Maximum length
is 8 characters (see
.Xr setlogin 2
BUGS section).
-The reasons for this limit is "Historical".
+The reasons for this limit are "Historical".
Given that people have traditionally wanted to break this
limit for aesthetic reasons, it's never been of great importance to break
such a basic fundamental parameter in UNIX.
@@ -71,24 +71,24 @@ not allowed.
.It Sy shell
Only valid shells from shell database or sliplogin and pppd
.It Sy uid
-Automatically generated or your choice. Less than 32000.
+Automatically generated or your choice, less than 32000.
.It Sy gid/login group
Your choice or automatically generated.
.It Sy password
-If not empty password is encoded with crypt.
+If not empty, password is encoded with crypt.
.El
-.Sh UNIQ GROUP
-Perhaps your missing what *can* be done with this scheme that falls apart
+.Sh UNIQUE GROUP
+Perhaps you're missing what *can* be done with this scheme that falls apart
with most other schemes. With each user in his/her own group the user can
-safely run with a umask of 002 and have files created in there home directory
+safely run with a umask of 002 and have files created in their home directory
and not worry about others being able to read them.
For a shared area you create a separate uid/gid (like cvs or ncvs on freefall),
you place each person that should be able to access this area into that new
group.
-This model of uid/gid administration allows far greater flexibility that lumping
+This model of uid/gid administration allows far greater flexibility than lumping
users into groups and having to muck with the umask when working in a shared
area.
@@ -119,15 +119,15 @@ Create new config and message file and exit.
.It Sy -dotdir Ar directory
Copy files from
.Ar directory
-into the HOME-directory of new users.
+into the HOME-directory of new users,
.Ql Pa dot.foo
files renamed to
-.Ql Pa .foo
+.Ql Pa .foo .
Don't copy files if
.Ar directory
equal with
-.Ar no
-For security make a all files writable and readable for owner,
+.Ar no .
+For security make all files writable and readable for owner,
don't allow group or world to write files and allow only owner
to read/execute/write .rhost, .Xauthority, .kermrc, .netrc, Mail,
prv, iscreen, term.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ prv, iscreen, term.
.It Sy -group Ar login_group
Login group.
.Ar USER
-mean use username as login group.
+means use username as login group.
.It Sy -help,-h,-?
Print options and exit.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Send new users a welcome message.
Don't send message if
.Ar file
equal with
-.Ar no
+.Ar no .
.It Sy -noconfig
Do not read config file.
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ is a comment.
.P
.It Sy config file
.Nm Adduser
-read and write this file.
+reads and writes this file.
See /etc/adduser.conf for more details.
.It Sy message file
Eval variables in this file. See /etc/adduser.message for more