From 1543528cdf685c217f3cf7e2508306ef74869e53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Makonnen Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:35:58 +0000 Subject: Specify the correct way to modify this file, and warn that the user should not depend on the internal variables documented in this man page. MFC After: 2 weeks --- adduser/adduser.conf.5 | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'adduser') diff --git a/adduser/adduser.conf.5 b/adduser/adduser.conf.5 index c00666d..8a1c717 100644 --- a/adduser/adduser.conf.5 +++ b/adduser/adduser.conf.5 @@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ .Xr adduser 8 configuration file .Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Pa /etc/adduser.conf +file is automatically generated by the +.Xr adduser 8 +utility when invoked with the +.Fl C +command-line option. +It is not meant to be edit by hand. +.Pp The .Pa /etc/adduser.conf file is used to pre-set certain configuration options for @@ -161,7 +170,7 @@ option. .It Va ugecos The default information to be held in the GECOS field of .Pa /etc/master.passwd . -.It Va uuid +.It Va uidstart The default user ID setting. This must be a number above 1000 and fewer than 65534. .El @@ -199,6 +208,14 @@ The .Nm manual page first appeared in .Fx 5.3 . +.Sh BUGS +The internal variables documented here may change without notice. +Do not rely on them. +To modify this file invoke +.Xr adduser 8 +with the +.Fl C +option instead. .Sh AUTHORS This manual page was written by .An Tom Rhodes Aq trhodes@FreeBSD.org . -- cgit v1.2.3-56-ge451