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misc/50787: Describe the format of usermgmt.conf
>Number: 50787
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: Describe the format of usermgmt.conf
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: misc-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Feb 09 04:50:00 +0000 2016
>Originator: Travis Paul
>Release: current
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD kagato.netverb.com 7.99.26 NetBSD 7.99.26 (kagato) #0: Sun Feb 7 11:33:50 EST 2016 tpaul%kagato.netverb.com@localhost:/build/obj/sys/arch/amd64/compile/kagato amd64
>Description:
While trying to figure out the format for usermgmt.conf I came across a 2012 Google Code-In task which had added a syntax example to the usermgmt.conf manpage:
https://www.google-melange.com/gci/task/view/google/gci2012/7958203
Patch below is taken from the diff submitted by Matthew Bauer, tested with man from current.
>How-To-Repeat:
The manpage for usermgmt.conf doesn't describe the configuration file format.
>Fix:
Index: usermgmt.conf.5
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/src/usr.sbin/user/usermgmt.conf.5,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.7 usermgmt.conf.5
--- usermgmt.conf.5 31 Dec 2009 20:14:19 -0000 1.7
+++ usermgmt.conf.5 9 Feb 2016 04:36:04 -0000
@@ -135,6 +135,22 @@
sets the default skeleton directory in which to find files
with which to populate the new user's home directory.
.El
+.Sh SYNTAX
+The
+.Nm usermgmt.conf
+file uses a simple syntax format.
+Each line must contain one option.
+That option must be in the front of the line (no spaces).
+Any number of white spaces such as ' ' and '\\t' may follow.
+The line ends with a list of options from each.
+.Sh EXAMPLE
+.Bd -unfilled -offset indent -compact
+group wheel
+base_dir /home/
+skel_dir /etc/skel
+shell /bin/sh
+inactive 0
+.Ed
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/usermgmt.conf -compact
.It Pa /etc/usermgmt.conf
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