07-02-2007
The linux man page for the usermod commands doesn't signal restrictions.
Try to remove options one by one, to determine if one of them is source of the problem.
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USER(8) BSD System Manager's Manual USER(8)
NAME
user -- manage user login information on the system
SYNOPSIS
user add -D [options]
user add [options] user
user del -D [options]
user del [options] user
user info [options] user
user mod [options] user
DESCRIPTION
The user utility acts as a frontend to the useradd(8), usermod(8), userinfo(8), and userdel(8) commands. The utilities by default are built
with EXTENSIONS. This allows for further functionality.
For a full explanation of the options available, please see the relevant manual page.
EXIT STATUS
The user utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
FILES
/etc/skel/.[A-z]* Skeleton files for new user
/etc/usermgmt.conf Configuration file for user, group(8) and the backend commands mentioned above.
SEE ALSO
chpass(1), group(5), passwd(5), usermgmt.conf(5), useradd(8), userdel(8), userinfo(8), usermod(8)
HISTORY
The user utility first appeared in NetBSD 1.5. It is based on the addnerd package by the same author.
AUTHORS
The user utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks <agc@NetBSD.org>.
BSD
November 16, 2005 BSD