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Bug#1103523: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#1103523: passwd: username -d does not create HOME_DIR when useradd(8) says it will.

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On Fri, 2025-04-18 at 17:31 +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
> 
> (the patch appears to be missing)
> 

Apologies for that, reportbug went into a loop prompting for the filename, 
so I just hit <enter> to submit and sent right after; should show up any 
minute.  

> If, as you say, this is configurable in /etc/login.defs, then: IMO 
> it would be better to send a patch describing the configurable 
> behaviour, and sending that upstream.
> 

Do you know offhand if CREATE_HOME not being in /etc/login.defs is 
debian specific?  (so upstream doesn't bounce it back) 

> For option -M, there is already some text about CREATE_HOME.
> I guess it was an overseen that -d would also need some text.
> 

Yes, I'm guessing same.  

Best - 

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Mark 

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Bug#1103523: passwd: username -d does not create HOME_DIR when useradd(8) says it will. Mark Symonds <mark@syminet.com> - 2025-04-18 17:10 +0200
  Bug#1103523: passwd: username -d does not create HOME_DIR when useradd(8) says it will. Mark - Syminet <mark@syminet.com> - 2025-04-18 17:40 +0200
  Bug#1103523: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#1103523: passwd: username -d does not create HOME_DIR when useradd(8) says it will. Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2025-04-18 17:40 +0200
    Bug#1103523: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#1103523: passwd: username -d does not create HOME_DIR when useradd(8) says it will. Mark - Syminet <mark@syminet.com> - 2025-04-18 18:30 +0200
      Bug#1103523: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#1103523: passwd: username -d does not create HOME_DIR when useradd(8) says it will. Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2025-04-18 19:00 +0200
        Bug#1103523: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#1103523: passwd: username -d does not create HOME_DIR when useradd(8) says it will. Mark - Syminet <mark@syminet.com> - 2025-04-18 20:00 +0200
  Bug#1103523: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#1103523: passwd: username -d does not create HOME_DIR when useradd(8) says it will. Mark - Syminet <mark@syminet.com> - 2025-05-09 19:10 +0200

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