From d664473d0879712041d27892016371dcef1d2600 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam David Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 17:54:14 +0000 Subject: typo police 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. --- adduser/adduser.8 | 36 ++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) (limited to 'adduser/adduser.8') diff --git a/adduser/adduser.8 b/adduser/adduser.8 index d80e8cb..c012f7c 100644 --- a/adduser/adduser.8 +++ b/adduser/adduser.8 @@ -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 -- cgit v1.2.3-56-ge451