Steven Stromer wrote:
T. Horsnell wrote:
On fresh install of FC6
usermod -d /home/subdir/[accountname] -m [username]
seems to execute without error, but neither creates the directory
/home/subdir/[accountname], nor moves any of the files from the
original location of /home/[accountname]. It does change the
account's settings to point to /home/subdir/[accountname] as the
location of the account's home directory. So, it seems like the -d
switch is working, and it is the -m switch that is not performing
properly.
FYI, the /home/subdir directory already exists, and I've tried
creating the directory /home/subdir/[accountname], and then executing
usermod as above, all with the same results.
Agreed. As far as I can tell, usermod behaves exactly as you describe.
Looks like a bug.
Terry.
Am I misunderstanding use of the -m switch? Any ideas? Thanks.
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Reported as bug. Thanks.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=213569
UPDATE BY ORIGINAL POSTER:
I have updated shadow-utils based on last night's update (11/1/06) to
shadow-utils.i386 4.0.17-8.fc6 and usermod's -m switch now works
properly again. However, in either the version that ships with FC6,
shadow-utils - 2:4.0.17-5.i386, or an interim version (2:4.0.17-6 or
2:4.0.17-7, if they exist) the -m switch DID NOT WORK FOR ME. Update if
you experience this problem.
