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| -rw-r--r-- | adduser/adduser.8 | 8 |
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diff --git a/adduser/adduser.8 b/adduser/adduser.8 index db09a91..73ab660 100644 --- a/adduser/adduser.8 +++ b/adduser/adduser.8 @@ -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 |